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Campeones, Campeones, Ole Ole Ole! Spain are World Cup Champions!

July 12, 2010 Leave a comment

At last Spain became World Champions. And they truly deserve it, cause they were the best team in past 2 years with all the rest just trying to match them. The same as Barcelona on the club level. Spain have on of the most talented squad of all time in football history, with such great players as Xavi and Iniesta. I have some comments about this match, just as I saw it.

Spain – Netherlands 1:0 (AET)

The tension was so great that it was felt even a 1000 km in front of the TV. Although I didn’t expect any other scenario of the game.  The tactics of Oranje became clear from the first minute – play tight, crush technically Spain players catch Spaniards on the counterattacks. Dutch played really roughly, on the verge of red card, if status wasn’t not final, then we would have seen the red card in the first half  (De Jong karate strike in the chest of Alonso). The second half was held in the same nervous struggle, but there was plenty of opportunities to score goals, but both teams lacked finishing touch. In extra time began sparkly, but then I think both teams frightened themselves by their own attacks, the game had already been in the state of who will score first goal, will be a winner. On controversial points in extra time – there was penalty on Xavi, despite the fact that this extra time of the Final of the World Cup, second yellow card for Heitinga was right decision, Robben should have been shown a second yellow also, for a goal after the whistle blown, but … all disputes and controversy was forgotten after “illusionist” Iniesta, a specialist in holywood ending goals  in extra time (just remember his goal in the return match with Chelsea on 92nd minute). Overall, the match was pure joy to watch, as it was a clash of 2 equally strong teams, who both deserved to be there and to win it. In the end, Spain was more lucky one and they managed to score a crucial goal just before penalty shoot-out. By the way, penalty shoot-out was the only thing I wished not to happen in the Final and thanks God we’ve had a winner that was determined by great football move… Bravo Espana!  I’ll miss big football festival greatly!

Video highlights (will be update through the week):

Raw Video: Spain Cheers WC Win CORRECTS

Video Highlights of the match (FIFA.com)

Spain erupts in nationwide fiesta as ‘dream comes true’

Celebrations in pictures:

World Cup 2010: Paul The Octopus and the unlucky punter

July 8, 2010 6 comments

Interesting article about Paul the Octopus and some crazy fan who placed 500,000 bet on Germany to progress to the Final. Quoted from www.goal.com website.

“Spain’s defeat of Germany was a resounding victory for La Furia Roja and soothsayer Paul the Octopus, who maintained his 100% winning record. However, the punter who staked €500,000 on a German win is unlikely to be joyous today after losing the largest World Cup bet in history.” Read full article here >>>

One of the highlights of this article is odds on which this fan placed a bet, 1,91. Whereas before the match Germany were slight underdogs and at normal bookie he would have got even surely. He would have lost nonetheless, but still. By the way the name of this heavy PR’ed bookie is William Hill.

Goal.com’s official betting partner Titan Bet have installed Spain as favourites to win their first World Cup on Sunday. Vincent del Bosque’s side are priced at 1.53 with the Netherlands valued at 2.35.”

Without any comments compare it to Pinnacle’s 1.595 on Spain and 2.580 on Netherlands! ;) Betfair has also it priced much higher – with Spain 1.60 and Netherlands 2.62. Do you see the difference? :)

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Free Bet on World Cup winner. Vamos la Furia Roja, Vamos Espana!!!

July 1, 2010 1 comment

8 teams left and it is time to make a selection of the winner of 2010 World Cup. 5 teams has realistic chances of taking World Cup title. Favorites are still the same, it’s Brazil. But I will be picking Spain for the title with a nice odds 3.830 @ Pinnacle.

Brazil……….3.370
Spain………3.830
Argentina….5.800
Germany…..8.100
Holland…….9.250
Uruguay…..19.000
Ghana……..48.000
Paraguay….61.000 Read more…

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