2010 FIFA World Cup: Champions of Europe and now champions of the world, Spain captured football's Holy Grail for the first time with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands thanks to Andres Iniesta's 116th-minute strike at Soccer City.
The solitary goal came with penalties looming as substitute Cesc Fabregas played in Andres Iniesta and the little midfielder drove emphatically across Maarten Stekelenburg and into the far corner. With this victory – their 4th successive single-goal win in South Africa – Spain became the eighth name on the FIFA World Cup Trophy and also the 1st European team to have triumphed on a different continent. For the Netherlands, who lost defender John Heitinga to a red card in extra time, there is only the heartache of another tale of what might have been after they completed a hat-trick of Final losses.
The solitary goal came with penalties looming as substitute Cesc Fabregas played in Andres Iniesta and the little midfielder drove emphatically across Maarten Stekelenburg and into the far corner. With this victory – their 4th successive single-goal win in South Africa – Spain became the eighth name on the FIFA World Cup Trophy and also the 1st European team to have triumphed on a different continent. For the Netherlands, who lost defender John Heitinga to a red card in extra time, there is only the heartache of another tale of what might have been after they completed a hat-trick of Final losses.
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