Friday, May 25th, 2012
It will be an all European World Cup 2010 final when Spain and the Netherlands take the pitch on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg South Africa is set for 2:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC TV.
The three way regulation betting line opened with Spain +110 favorites to win with the draw second favorite at +225 and for a Netherlands victory the underdog bringing back +245.
The handicap line in regulation opened at pick with Spain -200 favorites to win and Netherlands a +165 underdog.
The goal total in regulation opened up at 2 goals with under -120 favorite and over 2 goals bringing back +100.
The early money from the bettors on the World Cup 2010 final came on Spain as they are now +105 favorites to win with the draw now returning +240 and for a Netherlands victory a heavier underdog at +295.
The bettors came in early on the handicap line on the side of Spain as they are now favored in regulation by -½ goal at +115 odds with Netherlands at +½ goal bringing back -125.
The regulation goal total saw early movement upward in the betting as under 2 goals now returns -110 with over 2 goals returning -105 betting odds.
In the 2010 World Cup Spain has amassed 5 wins and 1 loss.
Spain punched their ticket to their first ever World Cup Final off their 1-0 victory against Germany.
The lone goal of the game came by a tremendous header by Carlos Puyol off the corner kick in the 73rd minute.
Spain controlled the ball 51% of the time and had 5 accurate shots on goal to Germany’s 2. The Spaniards were the more aggressive team and took advantage of a German club playing without Thomas Muller who had to sit out the semifinal due to getting his second yellow card of the tournament in the teams win against Argentina in the quarterfinal.
The knockout round began for Spain with the 1-0 win against Portugal and they followed up that win with the 1-0 victory against Paraguay in the quarterfinal.
Spain began their World Cup with a 1-0 loss to Switzerland. They then followed up with the 2-0 win against Honduras and clinched a berth to the Round of 16 with the 2-1 win against Chile in the final of their group play.
The Netherlands enter the World Cup Final with 6 wins in 6 games in World Cup 2010.
The club is coming off a 3-2 victory against Uruguay in the semifinals.
The Dutch opened up the scoring in the 18th minute with a goal by Giovanni Van Bronckhorst. Uruguay got the equalizer with a goal by Diego Forlon in the 41st minute and they went into halftime 1-1.
The Netherlands found their second goal as Wesley Sneijder found the net in the 70th minute. Arjen Robben made it 3-1 Netherlands with a goal in the 73rd minute. Uruguay produced drama late in the game cutting into the lead 3-2 with a goal by Maxi Pereira in injury time.
Netherlands controlled possession 53% of the time and had 7 accurate shots on goal to Uruguay’s 6.
The Dutch stunned Brazil 2-1 in the quarterfinals of World Cup 2010 and prior to that defeated Slovakia 2-1.
The club dominated group play with a 3-0 record beginning with the 2-0 win against Denmark. They then followed that with the 1-0 win against Japan and closed group play with the 2-1 victory against Cameroon.
Wesley Sneijder leads the Dutch with 5 goals in World Cup 2010 with Arjen Robben second with 2 goals. Dirk Kuyt leads the Netherlands with 3 assists. Netherlands goaltender Maarten Stekelenburg has allowed just 5 goals in the tournament and has made 15 saves.
David Villa leads Spain with 5 goals and no other Spaniard has more than 1. Iker Casillas has only allowed 2 goals in World Cup 2010 and has made 12 saves.
The teams have not played since a World Cup European qualifier in 1983.
Spain is the defending 2008 European Champions with the 1-0 win against Germany in the finals. The Spaniards defense was outstanding as the club did not allow a goal during the knockout round of the European Championships in 2008. As a matter of fact the Spanish side has too not allowed a goal in the first three knockout games of World Cup 2010.
Netherlands were eliminated in the 2008 European Championship quarterfinals with a 3-1 loss to Russia. The team was tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes but gave up 2 goals in extra time to the Russians in defeat. It is worth noting that goaltender Maarten Stekelenburg was a substitute in that game and saw no action.
In group play they had the 3-0 victory against Italy and a 4-1 win against France leading up to the knockout round of Euro 2008.
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