Final: Netherlands vs Spain

Who will take it?

  • Netherlands

    Votes: 49 52.1%

  • Spain

    Votes: 40 42.6%

  • Not sure

    Votes: 2 2.1%

  • Don't care anymore... my team is out of competition.

    Votes: 3 3.2%
  • Total voters
    94
Expecting: Spain 2 - 0 Holland
Hoping: Holland 1 - 0 Spain
 
This may be one HELLAVA boring final...

the 3rd vs 4th place playoff may be more exciting!
 
The octopus said to have 'psychic powers' after predicting all of Germany's six World Cup games correctly, has had his say regarding the final in Johannesburg on Sunday – and it is good news for Spain. The two-year-old cephalopod, called Paul and based at the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, decided that Spain would win the final by going for the mussel in the box with a Spanish flag rather than the one with a Dutch flag on it.

Before that, he had predicted that Germany will emerge victorious from their third-place play-off against Uruguay on Saturday night.

The Weymouth-born octopus has become an international celebrity after picking the winner in each of Germany's World Cup games in South Africa, including the surprise defeat against Serbia in the group stage and the loss to Spain in the semi-final.

The Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero said jokingly yesterday that he was prepared to offer state protection to Paul before today's performance, which was live on German TV. "I am concerned for the octopus ... I am thinking of sending him a protective team," he said.

The Spanish environment and fisheries minister, Elena Espinosa, added: "On Monday, I shall be at the European Council of Ministers and I shall be asking for a [fishing] ban on Paul the octopus so the Germans do not eat him."
 
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soccer city waits
 
Leading SA bookies, GreatOdds, have Spain on offer at 23/20 to win their first ever SWC title - in their first ever final. Holland, who are appearing in their third final, can be backed at 13/5.
 
The_Pumpkin_King said:
The octopus said to have 'psychic powers' after predicting all of Germany's six World Cup games correctly, has had his say regarding the final in Johannesburg on Sunday – and it is good news for Spain. The two-year-old cephalopod, called Paul and based at the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, decided that Spain would win the final by going for the mussel in the box with a Spanish flag rather than the one with a Dutch flag on it.

Before that, he had predicted that Germany will emerge victorious from their third-place play-off against Uruguay on Saturday night.

The Weymouth-born octopus has become an international celebrity after picking the winner in each of Germany's World Cup games in South Africa, including the surprise defeat against Serbia in the group stage and the loss to Spain in the semi-final.

The Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero said jokingly yesterday that he was prepared to offer state protection to Paul before today's performance, which was live on German TV. "I am concerned for the octopus ... I am thinking of sending him a protective team," he said.

The Spanish environment and fisheries minister, Elena Espinosa, added: "On Monday, I shall be at the European Council of Ministers and I shall be asking for a [fishing] ban on Paul the octopus so the Germans do not eat him."
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LOL, the world has seriously lost it. First they believe the Octopus is psychic then they want to eat him because he correctly "predicted" the Spanish will beat Germany. Morons.
 
Two reasons why Holland will win:

Mark van Bommel and Robin van Persie. I predict van Bommel will be sent off for two yellows, but by then it will be over for Spain.

Edit: Sorry third reason. The octopus won't be correct all the time :)
 
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Spain striker David Villa is co-leading the World Cup's scoring charts with five goals, but Netherlands winger Arjen Robben believes that El Guaje will not be La Furia Roja's most dangerous player when the two teams face each other on Sunday.

"The ones we should really have to watch are Xavi and [Andres] Iniesta, they both determine Spain's game and make it that balls get to Villa," Robben told De Telegraaf.

"We should not allow them to play, to have freedom. We have to mark them very well, because if we give them the slightest of spaces, we will have problems
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http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/wo...10-netherlands-winger-arjen-robben-plays-down
 
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