Spain win World Cup 2010

By Paul Garbett Spain has won the World Cup for the first time in their history after Andres Iniesta’s extra-time goal claimed a dramatic 1-0 victory over Holland in Johannesburg. Iniesta scored the dramatic winner, 27 minutes into extra time, to claim Spain's biggest ever sporting achievement. In a fiery game which always looked destined for extra time, English referee Howard Webb issued 13 bookings, while Holland's Johnny Heitinga saw red in the second half of extra time after receiving a second booking. Read more..... ------------- Uruguay 2 Germany 3: match report Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Read a full match report of the World Cup 2010 third-place game between Uruguay and Germany at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Saturday July 10, 2010. The rule book may already have been well and truly shredded at this World Cup, but there was still time for one more twist in a wet and wild Port Elizabeth on Saturday night: a third-placed play-off brimming over with entertainment and competitive edge. Traditionally, these fixtures are contested between players still smarting from seeing a date with destiny snatched from them and eagerly eying the sun-lounger. Here, however, was a feisty and fluent contest that saw Germany provide an impressive coda to their tournament. It will not entirely soothe German angst: the semi-final defeat by Spain still rankles. But this victory was still notable in its own way and bears testament to the spirit fostered by Joachin Löw. Read more.... ---------------