| This World Cup, an eighth championship team will be | | | | 1974 and 1978. Spain is the only team to be ranked by |
| added to the elite club no matter what the outcome: | | | | FIFA as#1 without winning a World Cup Title. The top |
| neither Spain nor the Netherlands has ever won the | | | | ranked team has lost only 2 games in almost 4 years. |
| global honor. | | | | The Spanish rely on their attack; when they are in |
| The teams could not be different. The Spanish national | | | | control of the ball they are virtually unstoppable. But |
| team is a literal who's who of the European leagues: | | | | when they lose possession they seem like a group of |
| David Villa, Gerard Pique, Xabi Alonso, Fernando | | | | lost and confused soldiers that just can't seem to get it |
| Torres, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi. The Netherlands | | | | together. Spain can only hope that they will maintain |
| have few "star" players but an amazing team that | | | | possession for the majority of the game against |
| works together as a unit in ways most nations envy. | | | | Oranje Crush. |
| Working together they have been virtually unstoppable | | | | Both teams have played well in South Africa. As with |
| in the 2010 World Cup, not only winning every game | | | | any competition, both have also had a significant |
| they've played in South Africa but also taking every | | | | amount of luck on their sides. Regardless of who wins |
| one of their eight qualifying games. If the Dutch go on | | | | on Sunday, the game stands to be an interesting one |
| to win, they will be the first undefeated World Cup | | | | to watch. And whether the title goes to the Dutch or |
| team since Pele led Brazil to the championship in 1970. | | | | the Spanish, on July 11th the world will have a new |
| The Netherlands have a stronger history: the team has | | | | champion on their hands. |
| made it to the World Cup finals twice previously, in | | | | |