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Webb/FIFA vs Holland 1-0!
World Cup finals shouldn't be a walk in the park and certainly I am not expecting to see 22 ballerinas on the field. I think this whole WC was rigged, Spain had a walk straight into the final while other teams (Germany and the Dutch) had to go through more difficult opponents. Interestingly, after their semi-final loss to Spain, Germany with their second best team, beat a very motivated Urugay for the 3rd place. Spain ousted a weak Germany without Muller, who by some strange coincidence collected a yellow card a game earlier for basically doing nothing. Spain also had to go through Portugal, a team that barely survived other than the 7-0 win against N Korea. In terms of cards during the final....Yes, the Dutch played hard and fought a stronger opponent, but there were at least two occassions where Spanish players deserved red cards as well. Not to mention what lead to the goal. Furthermore, I don't really think Heitinga deserved a second yellow for that incident, and certainly not at that stage of the game. Even after the goal, the referee allowed the Spanish to waste time. Brutal referreeing - a disgracefull end to a World Cup final.