2010 World Cup Final Preview & Tips

Spain meets the Netherlands in the 2010 Football World Cup final at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Spain’s defeat of Germany in the semifinals ensured that the World Cup will blood a new champion on Sunday, with either Spain or the Netherlands set to join the elite club of World Cup winners comprising Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, France and Italy.

Spain vs. Netherlands Trends Analysis

Spain and the Netherlands have met just four times in the past. The Netherlands dominated these encounters, claiming three wins to one for Spain. Two of these clashes took place in the last decade, with the Netherlands winning both.

The most recent meeting between Spain and the Netherlands took place in a 2002 friendly, and produced a 1-0 win for the Netherlands.

Spain appears to have paced its World Cup campaign to perfection. Following a slow start the Spanish have gradually built momentum, and put on a clinical, ruthless display of precision football to end Germany’s World Cup campaign in the semifinals. The Spaniards now have five wins from five matches.

While the Spanish have managed to produce wins when they count most, they have not been in exuberant scoring form, scoring seven goals in their last five matches, and averaging a goal a game in the knockout rounds of the tournament. The Spanish defence has been superb in recent matches, letting in just two goals in five games.

The Netherlands, meanwhile, has put on a flawless display at the 2010 Football World Cup, is unbeaten in the tournament, and last lost an international match in 2008. The Dutch put on a powerful display to beat Uruguay 3-2 in their semifinal on Tuesday.

The Dutch attack has put ten goals past opposition defences in the last five matches, averaging two goals per game. Defence could tighten up more, with five goals conceded in the past five games and just once clean sheet during this period.

2010 World Cup Final Betting Tips

Spain is the favourite to win the 2010 Football World Cup title on Sunday, with Canbet offering the best price on the Spaniards at 7/6. The draw is priced at 5/2 at Betfair while you can back the Netherlands at top odds of 11/4 at Paddy Power.

The result of this match will depend on how much control Spain can exert on Sunday. The Spanish shut Germany out of the semifinals with precision passing, effectively dampening the side’s brilliant attack. The Netherlands will need to come up with an answer to Spain’s ball control if it is to give its superb strikers opportunities on goal.

The more likely outcome is that Spain will shut down the Netherlands attack and exploit the relative weakness of the Dutch defence to get ahead on the scoreboard.

We feel this match is very likely to go to Spain. Our betting tip is to lay the Netherlands at Betfair, thereby covering both the Spanish win and the ever-present possibility of yet another 90 minute World Cup final draw.

2010 World Cup Final Odds

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Win Tournament

	Best Odds	Bookie
Brazil	4.50
Argentina	7.00
Spain	7.00
Germany	12.00
Holland	13.00
England	21.00
Italy	21.00
France	26.00
Portugal	34.00
Chile	51.00
Uruguay	51.00
Mexico	81.00
Paraguay	81.00
Russia	81.00
Serbia	81.00
USA	81.00
Croatia	101
Ghana	101
Ivory Coast	101
Czech Republic	151
Australia	201
Nigeria	201
Cameroon	251
Turkey	251
Colombia	301
Poland	301
Switzerland	301
Denmark	401
Sweden	401
Ukraine	401
Greece	501
Japan	501
South Korea	501
Rep of Ireland	601
Romania	601
Slovakia	601
Bulgaria	751
Norway	751
Algeria	1001
Egypt	1001