The Netherlands, who won all the six matches on their road to the final, also made a history to become the first-ever team losing three times in the finals of World Cup.

Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk said: "The best team won. I am disappointed. It is a world championship and we have just lost a final."

"It was a very difficult match," said Spain coach Vicente del Bosque. "We have fantastic players. We could have scored another goal or two but I think the result was deserved."

In the final, Del Bosque fielded the same starters in the semifinal, leaving striker Fernando Torres on the bench again. Dutch formation was almost the same as that of their semifinal, only seeing defender Van Der Wiel to replace Khalid Boulahrouz.

The 84,490 spectators did not enjoy a fluent flow of the game. Instead, the final was interrupted by tackles after tackles.

Andres Iniesta (C) of Spain celebrates his goal during the World Cup final against the Netherlands at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2010. Spain won the final 1-0.

The 14 yellow cards handed out in the match by England referee Howard Webb is now the record for most ever in a World Cup final. Of the 14, the Netherlands got nine.

Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt said "We are angry because we were so close. The feferee was slightly more for them than for us. That ultimately cost us the cup."

Only six minutes into the game, Xavi Hernandez's cross was met by Spain defender Sergio Ramos in the box and Dutch keeper Maarten Stekelenburg made a superb diving save and was up quickly to stop Gerard Pique squaring it to David Villa for a tap in.

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