Netherlands vs Spain 2010 World Cup Final Odds & Predictions: The 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament comes to a climax when Spain takes on the Netherlands for the global soccer championship Sunday in Johannesburg with kickoff set for 2:30 pm Eastern (ABC).
As of Sunday morning, online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com is listing Spain as a half-goal favorite at -130 to win Sunday's match, with the Netherlands getting the half-goal at -110. And the OVER/UNDER on goals-total sits at 2 1/2.
Spain scored on a header from defender Carles Puyol in the 73rd minute and held on to beat Germany 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to Sunday's championship match. The Netherlands are in the title game after beating Uruguay on Tuesday 3-2. Both sides have never won the World Cup.
The Netherlands, who opened this tournament as the co-fifth choice on the SPORTSBETTING.com World Cup betting board at +1,000, started off by beating Denmark 2-0, Japan 1-0, and Cameroon 2-1 to win Group E as a -200 favorite to do so. They then topped Slovakia 2-1 in the Round of 16, upset Brazil 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and beat Uruguay on Tuesday to advance to Sunday's title match. So the Orange are the only team to go perfect in this Cup tournament at 6-0, and have outscored opponents 12-5.
Spain, which opened as a +400 co-favorite on the SPORTSBETTING World Cup board, lost its first game of this tournament to Switzerland 1-0. But the Spaniards then beat Honduras 2-0 and Chile 2-1 to win Group H as a -450 favorite to do so. They then held off Portugal 1-0 in the Round of 16, beat Paraguay 1-0 in the quarters, and pulled off a mild upset of Germany on Wednesday to reach Sunday's game. So Spain is 5–1 in this tournament, outscoring foes 7-2.
