2010 World Cup Final Preview

The 2010 World Cup final on Sunday 11th July between Holland and Spain looks like a great game when you look at the numbers on paper, but will it be action packed aggression, or slow and laborious pass-based football? We preview the Netherlands and Spain teams.

The Dutch fans and players have been looking for a shot at a World Cup final for all of their lives. The Spanish side boast a team of superstars with great technical ability, defence, ball control and proficiency – with an excellent game based on possession and passing. Spain will be looking to win the game by playing solidly and taking no risks on Sunday, and not worrying about playing flashy entertaining football.

Why Holland will win the 2010 World Cup

• The Netherlands has plenty of players with experience playing against Spanish players in La Liga, (e.g. Van Bommel, Sneijder,, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Robben and Johnny Heitinga).
• The duo of Robben and Sneijder will ensure that things happen given the limited opportunities offered my the Spanish defensive line. Mesut Ozil is okay, but Sneijder has proven himself to be a pass-master – if he finds the right ball at his feet and Robben or Kuyt are primed for action, it could spell downfall for Spain.
• Mark Van Bomel and De Jong will keep the Spanish midfielders in check, where Gernmany’s Schweinstager and VfB Stuttgart Midfielder Sami Khedira were able to do in the semi-final.
• The Netherlands’ strength comes from its solid midfield defensive wall If the Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk plays 6 back, Kuyt, Sneijder, Robben and van Persie could be just what it takes to make something happen, and catch Spain on break against the run of play.
• Lack of expectation to win: Everyone knows that Spain is the clear bookies favourite – so The Dutch can just relax and play their game with nothing to lose. We’ll be serving the scores live on our live soccer scores site.

Can the Netherlands win the World cup? hmmm.. The football betting odds are definitely against it….

Why Spain will win the 2010 World Cup

• The Spaniards are all about keeping posession, and looking at the numbers they are all about successfull passes too, with Xavi Hernandez and Busquet’s delivery success in the staggering 88%-95% region.
• Defenders Gregory van der Wiel (age 22) and Giovanni van Bronckhorst (a ripe old 35 years old) just may be susceptible to the quick Spanish attack.
• Since before the tournament began, everyone knew that Spain are the superstars in the tournament, certainly the most skilled team (along with Brasil). The cream may just rise to the top as it tends to do.
• Spain’s David Villa is one of the world’s best strikers from outside the box. Just ask Chile’s goalkeeper Claudio Bravo or any sports handicappers around the world who know about football..
• If spain aren’t calmly passing the ball around they are pressing into dangerous positions up-field. It’s quite possible they will force the Dutch defense of de Jong and van Bommel into some tricky situations.
• It is well known that van Persie does not get on with Sneijder, Could be interesting!

World Cup Final Betting: Match Preview- Spain Vs Netherlands

Whichever way you look at it, the two sides are probably the best, most consistent teams we’ve seen this year in South Africa in what’s been a bit of a meh, so-so, whatever kind of world cup, although we were treated to some with moments of brilliance as well as some controversy (disallowed balls over the line, a game-saving hand-ball, those loud vuvuzela’s, ticket scandals and so on) to keep the newspapers and media busy.

I wasn’t sure about the Dutch vs Brazil game – it was obvious they had a good chance, but did they have the balls? The result was good and that win can give them mental clarity and strength in their upcoming confrontation. If they can recover from 1-0 down to the Mighty Brazillian team, they can sure as hell take whatever the Spaniards have in store for them

Spain will not relish the thought of a playing against the Netherlands’ Robben who loves banging the ball down the wing and cutting in and out through the defensive line. His team-mate Wesley Sneijder has already scored five goals in this tournament already…

I may be wrong, but after reading plenty of sports betting advice and thinking about the teams, I think the Dutch will come up trumps in this match with a 2-1 win over Spain.
What do you thiink? Are the bookies wrong to think Spain have the game in the bag?

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