WORLD CUP FINAL: NETHERLANDS 0 - 1 SPAIN
FIFA World Cup South Africa ended on Sunday July 11 with the final between Netherlands and Spain. It was a game that will go down in infamy as the World Cup Final with the most yellow cards. English referee Howard Webb showed the yellow card 14 times, 2 to Dutch defender Heitinga who was sent off in added extra time.
Spain is the first European team to win outside Europe, the first to win after losing its opening game and the first to win with as little as 8 goals in 7 matches throughout the tournament. In fact Spain's last 4 matches ended 1 - 0. This is Spain's first appearance in a World Cup whereas Netherlands have 3 appearances and still no wins.
Lionel Messi (Arg) - top scorer in La Liga: 34 goals
Xavi Hernandez (Esp) - top class midfielder for Barcelona
Wesley Sneijder (Hol) - creative midfielder for Inter Milan