Holland v Spain preview - Germany boss tips Spain to win final
Joachim Loew(credit:
Florian K)
Germany coach Joachim Loew is tipping Spain to edge out Holland in Sunday’s World Cup final.
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Loew watched his side beaten 1-0 in the second semi-final by a powerful second-half header from Spain defender Carles Puyol.
That guarantees there will be a first-time winner of football’s biggest prize at South Africa 2010 when the decider takes place at Soccer City in Johannesburg.
“Spain are a wonderful team,” declared Loew of the pre-tournament favourites. “I am confident they will win the title.
“They are the masters of the game. You can see it in every pass. They can hardly be beaten.
“They are extremely calm and convincing. Spain were just better than we were and they deserved to win.
“In 2008 they won the European Championships in a very convincing way and they have been unchanged over the past two or three years.
“They play in an automatic way. They have put on top performances in all matches they have played and they can beat everyone.
“Over the past two or three years they have been the most skilled team of all. They circulate the ball quickly and we were not able to play like previous matches. We were not able to get rid of our inhibitions.”
Blue Square make Spain 8/15 favourites to lift the trophy, with Holland the 6/4 underdogs to come out on top.