Netherlands 0-0 Spain
Posted in Football, Scotland, World Cup at 14:28 on 12 July 2010
World Cup. Final. Soccer City, Johannesburg, 11/7/10. aet 0-1.
Not a classic. Again, finals are usually far too nervy affairs for the football to be flowing.
Here it was the Dutch who were more nervous about losing than the Spanish, yet they could have won it if Arjen Robben had put their best chance away.
They were lucky to have eleven men still on the pitch after the first half which featured mostly anti-football. What a comedown from the days of Total Football.
Spain could bury teams if they had a taller forward line, got width and delivered accurate crosses. As it is they seem content to win 1-0. That’s four of those in a row now.
A sideline to the Spanish win is that Scotland once again have the opportunity to be crowned Unofficial World Champions when we play them during the next Euro qualifiers.
That is if someone else doesn’t beat them first.
And pigs fly.
Tags: Arjen Robben, FIFA World Cup, Netherlands, Spain
Neil Williamson
12 July 2010 at 14:45
>A sideline to the Spanish win is that Scotland once again have the opportunity to be crowned Unofficial World Champions when we play them during the next Euro qualifiers.
Well why not? Scotland are the longtime UWC leaders. We’ve beaten both England and Argentina immediately after their WC triumphs in the past and even if they do lose to someone else in before we get at them, it’ll likely be someone from our qualifying group so we’ll have the chance to nick it from the anyway.
Neil Williamson
12 July 2010 at 14:46
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jackdeighton
12 July 2010 at 20:26
There’s one of these virtual championhips that only counts matches over 90 minutes.
On that basis Holland (if they were the holders) are still unofficial World Champions.