World Cup Finals

This World Cup has brought its share of controversy for sure, but it has been an exciting Cup. It certainly will be remembered.

In the 3rd place game, Germany will be taking on Uraguay. The Germans missed attacking midfielder Muller in the game vs Spain, as the Spanish were able to control most of the game agaisnt the Germans. Uraguay was just too shorthanded, with 4 starters out, including striker Suarez, their leading goal scorer. Against the Netherlands, Forlan did all he could to carry his side, but in the end, it wasn't enough. Both teams will be at full strength for this game, and this one is hard to call, but based on biased & hated of a player, I'm going Germany.



In the final, it will be The Netherlands vs. Spain. There will be a new name added to the list of countries who have won the World Cup. This will be Spain's 1st apprearance in the finals, & The Netherlands 3rd apprearance although they have never won. Spain controlled the Germans, but the hero of the game was Puyol, a defender who headed in a corner kick. Spain's offense was unable to get going against Germany, but they did enough to win. The Netherlands beat Uraguay to get to the finals. A keeper mistake by the Dutch allowed Uraguay to stay in the game, and after the Netherlands went up 3-1, they let down their guard a bit, as Uraguay scored in extra time & threatened to tie the game in the final seconds.
Again, both teams here will be at full strength, so the Dutch defense should be more awake and alert this match, and their offense will also test the Spanish defense more than the Germans. Both teams like to possess the ball, so for the Spanish, keeping possession like they did against Germany will be key. This will be an exciting game, with my pick here being The Netherlands. They took out the number 1 ranked team in the world already & are riding a 25 game undefeated streak.