¡España!

¡España es el campeón del mundo! ¡Les ganó a los Países Bajos para el título del ganador de la Copa Mundial! ¡Será el campeón por los 4 años próximos hasta la siguiente! In english, Spain is the world champion. They beat The Netherlands to take the title and they will be the winners for four years, until the next World Cup. It sure has been a great ride! I'm actually really sad that it is over. There may not have been as many goals scored this year as there has been in years past, but I could not take my eyes off the television. It is amazing how a sport that can end tied 0 to 0 can get so exciting. Spain was able to win its last 4 games scoring only one goal per match, and not allowing a single one. They were dominant in how they possessed the ball and refused to let anything phase them, even if it is a blatant cleat to the chest (should have been a red card for Nigel De Jong of the Netherlands, by the way. Xabi Alonso was lucky he got back up and stayed in the game). But the real hero is Spain's goalie, Iker Casillas. He continued to make play after play when an opponent or two got the upper-hand of the rest of the team. When he blocked Robben's wide open break away shot with the nail on his big toe (good thing he didn't clip them the night before), you could feel that Spain was not only the most complete team in the tournament, but probably the team of destiny as well. What a great overall performance by Casillas, who probably has played his last World Cup match for his country. What a way to finish!