FIFA World Cup Final Preview - Holland Vs Spain

With the Netherlands and Spain met in the final World Cup Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, something that can be predicted with certainty That is a new champion will be added to the most exclusive club football.

With a team that has dominated South America through to the quarterfinals of the tournament, nobody would dare to predict that the Netherlands and Spain meet in the final. But with Argentina and Brazil have the door in the quarterfinals, the European champions on paper, especially if an African team can not justify the pre-tournament prediction that provides their power.

The finalists are two very talented teams that play open, attacking brand of football, away from the game of sand, which is Italian and German very well in the past. Holland was overrun instead of twice, in 1974 and 1978, while the best performance of the Spanish before the record is beyond the quarterfinals. Ironically, this year, both teams need a way to more determination and ruthlessness, and lack of talent, the road to the final.

different than the "total football" Much, the percentage of Dutch football game, with little energy expenditure, all the glory of winning the World Cup.

Denmark, Japan and Cameroon for the grain to the Dutch factory in the group stage. Slovakia is more equal, within 16, and the men face their first real challenge Merwyjk quarter-finals when they meet Brazil. Down with the initial goal, the next range of defense, the Dutch data from the Life line, in the form of his own goal by Felipe Melo. Melo compounded his mistake by engaging in Robben stepped up, although the Dutch, now 2-1 up, cruising to victory is not possible.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst put the Dutch in front of the captain of Uruguay with a 35 yarder from the left is perhaps the goal of the tournament.

Schneider and Robben that the individual knowledge of the Dutch master has to offer, and despite the return of a recovery time, against Uruguay, there is only one winner that day.

Midfielder Mark von Bommel is a pillar of the Dutch forces, and together with De Jong, again because of the suspension, the evolution of the game for the Dutch in the final straight. The Netherlands will be the services of their rights back Gregory van der Wiel, also back from suspension. In what is probably the last game for the Dutchman Van Bronckhorst, the skipper will be hoping for a performance against Uruguay.

Hope is not to say the pressure on Spain, a favorite, along with Brazil in the pre-tournament predictions. Although less spectacular, Spain has managed to make individual defennces rival, and again during this tournament.

Losing the first game against Switzerland has been a blessing, because the obligation to turn off the ghosts of poor performance, which is the curse of Spain in the past. Keep the talent, clinical efficacy, the Spaniards had to break through the stubborn opposition that seems destined to be denied by the Spanish and their self-evaluation.

Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets is a three-tier support for production midfielder David Villa, the top competitors together for the Golden Boot, with the Dutch, Schneider. Pedro, in place of form by Torres in the semis, it would be able to start again after a good showing in the semifinals. But without his hunting companion, Villa are not the same force against Germany, and Del Bosque was a factor in his team selection.

Carles Puyol has led from the front is as calming influence, defense or as a force to take off in attack.

Both teams came into this match on the back of five straight wins.

The battle will be among the key that Wesley Schneider - tied at 5 goals each, with David Villa, the Committee disputes Golden Boot - and Sergio Busquets and Xabi Alonso as a wall of protection for the bottom line.

For Spain, David Villa is likely to come from Van der Wiel, who missed the Uruguay game through suspension. Van der Wiel could decide to stick with the correct position on defense, to ward off thieves only Spanish, rather than with the dog at his side.

Holland had to deal with Schneider as the only striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation. With the return of De Jong and Van der Wiel, the defense appears to be less vulnerable than it was against Uruguay. Kuyt can exploit the space left by Schneider, Robben and Van Persie the attention of the Spanish defense.

For Spain, Pedro can understand, even if his performance against Germany, to allow Villa to partner Torres. Gerard Pique was an important factor in his defense, after the great show of being in the semifinals. Del Bosque will depend on the Villa to go for the Golden Boot, scored a tag to add the highest in the Euro 2008, especially since a strike by Germany rejected.

I refuse to make predictions for this game because it would be a shame to see a team loss. Dutch and Spanish entry into the World Cup final is the best thing that could happen because the World Cup, which flew in the direction of efficiency as opposed to talent, winning the only thing that matters. The Dutch dominated the decade of 1970, without winning a prize bigger than the football. Spain has demonstrated an association of genius with the likes of Brazil, with nothing except for the Euro 2008 championship won recently.

There is no denying that Spain is a more complete team. Wait and see who looks like a better team of the day ...