Spain’s Andres Iniesta fired in a dramatic winner late in extra-time to make his country champions of the world. It was heartbreak for the Netherlands who lost their third World Cup final. The result was perhaps a victory for football. It was a largely bad-tempered match in which the referee awarded 14 yellow cards and one red. Spain tried to play their attractive one-touch football throughout the game. The Dutch seemed to be doing everything they could to stop them with non-stop fouls. They were very lucky not to have more players sent off. The Netherlands had their chances during the game but were denied by some outstanding goalkeeping from Spanish captain Iker Casillas. Spain kept trying to pass the ball and push forward and their positive play finally paid off four minutes before the end.
Iniesta’s World-Cup-winning goal sparked mass celebrations among Spanish fans in Johannesburg and all over Spain. It was Spain’s first ever triumph at the World Cup and only their second ever major trophy – the first came two years ago at the European Championships. Spain won the tournament scoring the fewest ever goals – putting the ball into the back of the net just eight times. That didn’t matter to the crowds in the Spanish capital Madrid. One ecstatic fan Ferran Ramirez was crying for joy after seeing his country grab their late victory on one of the city’s big screens. He told reporters: “This is the happiest night of my life. The happiest night in Spanish history. We finally showed the world how good we are.” Teresa Lopez agreed, saying: “Spain are the ones who played total football. We are the new Brazil.”
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