By Netherlands 0 Spain 1
An Andres Iniesta goal 4 minutes from the end won the game for Spain.
Five minutes into the first period of Extra-Time and Cesc Fabregas is denied when one on one with Maarten Stekelenburg in the Dutch goal. Just after 100 minutes and Jesus Navas surged into the area but his shot takes a deflection off van Bronckhorst and flies into the side-netting.
Five minutes into the second period Heitinga is sent off for pulling back Andres Iniesta. There was contact but was it enough for Iniesta to go down? Four minutes before the end and Cesc Fabregas finds Andres Iniesta in the area. He steadies himself and volleys past Maarten Stekelenburg. There was a hint of offside in the buildup but it wasn't given.
It wasn't a brilliant game of football, but most big games don't tend to be in the end.
Spain become the eighth team to lift the World Cup; the first time a European nation has won outside of Europe. It also marks the first time that the reigning European champions have gone on to lift the World Cup. The Netherlands are now three time losers in World Cup finals.
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