Spain and Oranje set up Soccer City finale
7 July 2010
The first FIFA World Cup on African soil continues to throw up historic moments at every turn, with the Netherlands and Spain emerging ortaya çıkmak victorious galip from two tense gergin, close-fought semi-finals to set up a Final that will guarantee a new name on the Trophy kupa.
Up against two-time world champions Uruguay and three-time winners Germany in the last four, the Oranje and La Roja won through in Cape Town and Durban respectively ayrı ayrı and will now square off at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium, with the winners becoming only the eighth nation to claim the coveted can atan, çok istekli crown.
An intriguing ilgi çekici subplot looking ahead to the Netherlands-Spain Final will the battle between Dutch attacking midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Spanish hitman David Villa for the adidas Golden Boot. Both the Inter Milan creator and Barcelona's newly signed forward are on five goals apiece adam başına, though both would surely muhakkak forego vazgeçmek that individual honour for a winners' medal come Sunday night at Soccer City.
"I love beautiful football but I also want to win. I've been with this team for two years now and over that period I've told the players that we've got a mission to accomplish başarmak and we need to believe in ourselves. We're a small country so it's incredible olağanüstü that we've reached the Final. The last time we reached the title decider final was 32 years ago," said Bert van Marwijk, Netherlands coach.
With the likes of Sneijder, Xavi, Arjen Robben and Villa set to be involved, there will be no shortage yokluk of big names come Sunday's Final.
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