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World Cup News – Final Report

This weekend saw the last World Cup action for this year’s tournament. Germany won their Third Place match against Uruguay yesterday by a score of 3-2. Spain beat Netherlands in the final 1-0 in overtime. Just when it looked like they were going into penalty kicks, Spain scored the only goal of the match. That makes my predictions rating at 50% (I predicted Germany’s win but not Spain).

Anyone else predict this year’s winners correctly? Or were you surprised by the outcome? Sound off in the comments section below.

World Cup News – The Final Showdown

After a month of soccer (or football, depending where you are from) taking over our lives, it all comes down to the final matches. With the semifinals over, we now know who will be competing for the #1 spot. Drum roll, please…

This year’s World Cup Final will be between Netherlands and Spain. The Third Place match will be between Uruguay and Germany. I was really hoping to get a Netherlands-Germany final, but this just means I can route for Netherlands and actually care about the Third Place match (Go Deutschland!).

Predictions: I don’t think Netherlands should have too many problems defeating Spain, but I knock on wood as I say that for fear of jinxing them. As for the third place match, Germany shouldn’t have too many problems defeating Uruguay (again, knocking on wood here).

What do you think about this year’s final? And who do you think will come out on top? Sound off in the comments section below.

The third place match is July 10th, and the final July 11th. Both matches air on ABC at 2:30pm.