Spain is King of the World!

Iniesta goal in extra time gave Spain its First World Cup.

No goals in regulation and it seems no one is giving in in the extra time. The game is heading on to a nerve wracking penalty shootout.

Then at the 117th minute, Fernando Torres feed a waiting Andres Iniesta on a deflection by the Dutch defense. Iniesta squared off just on the legal side and fired it to the Dutch goal. The defender touch the ball barely but it was all he can do as the ball swished through the net, setting a frenzy of Spanish fans in Soccer City, South Africa, in Madrid, Spain and to the whole world.

Spain won the Cup for the First time. It also achieved the feat for a team to have won both the Euro league and the World Cup at the same time.

The Spanish win is a win deserved for a team that is oozing with talent.

Finally, their time has come.

Puyol goal gave Spain a historic win

Spain's redemption came from the man least expected to do it. Defender Carles Puyol scored a header in the 74th minute. off a Xavi Alonso corner that the German goalkeeper failed to stop.

Before the Puyol goal, the game looks to end in a penalty shootout as both teams never gave each other opportunities to score. It was a tight game but it was evident that Spain took the initiative as it repeatedly pounded the German defense with its relentless attack.

Spain had two other opportunities to score. There was Iniesta's feed to David Villa which the latter failed to finish. Then, Spain could have sealed the win, when Pedro went all the way instead of passing it to a waiting Fernando Torres.



In the German side, Kross almost equalize the game in the dying minutes but that was all Germany could muster after 90 minutes savage action.

Spain will now face Netherlands in the finals on July 11 with Germany squaring off with Uruguay for third place on July 10.

Germany vs. Spain

GERMANY

THE LINEUP

SPAIN

THE LINEUP

Of the four remaining teams in contention, this match up is the bigger one. It boasts of the greatest players in the Bundesliga (Germany), Primera Liga (Spain) and the Premiere League (England).

The game will be played on Wednesday, July 8, 2010.

Germany beat heavyweights England and Argentina in the Round of 16 and the Semifinals respectively. Spain, on the other hand, disposed of powerhouse Portugal and dangerous Paraguay in the first two knockout stage of the tournament.

This game promises to be a classic, with Germany's impenetrable defensive line against Spain's vaunted passing game.