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Spain didn't deserve to win.
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In a World Cup which referees mistakes decided lots of games it's good to see that a fair team won it in a fair way.
No they didn't. The Netherlands should've been give a corner before the goal. If that corner was given, who nows what would have happened.
Biased much? I'm on the minority that believes the Netherlands weren't playing that dirty. Yes, that Kung Fu kick was horrendous, and if this wasn't the World Cup finals, he would have been ejected on the spot. Overall, though, both teams were fouling, and both teams were diving (though I think Spain did most of it).
With that said, Spain deserved to win that match. The Netherlands got two golden opportunities, and blew it. I do give credit to Casillas for that first one, but Roben definitely could have done more with that. The Netherlands were robbed of a corner kick? So what? A corner is not a guaranteed goal. In fact, it's far from it. I rarely see a goal from a corner kick. I know, "But there was still a chance they could have scored." However, the chance was very slim.
Now, if something would have happened like a Spanish player taking out a Netherlands player who had a clear path to goal, and the referee didn't call a foul, than I would sympathize. Or if the Netherlands scored a goal that was disallowed by a bogus foul or offside call, than I would sympathize. However, missing a corner kick call, and then claiming that cost them the game? You lost me.
Back to Spain. Spain got a majority of the scoring opportunities. They attacked more, and got more shots. Maybe the shots weren't as good as the Netherlands two golden opportunities, but there were more. And am I the only one who thought this was a good match? I swear, the tension was almost unbearable, and I'm not from Spain, so I'm not a "true" fan. I really enjoyed this match, as opposed to the last World Cup final. And I do give credit to the Netherlands. Not even Germany gave Spain as much of a challenge.
EDIT: I forgot to add. HELL YEA! Finally, after falling short of the finals on numerous occasions, Spain finally made it to the finals, and took advantage of it. Great job Spain.