In a foul-plagued World Cup final, Andres Iniesta was the big hero for Spain. The Barcelona midfielder collected a sliding pass from substitute Cesc Fabregas and shot the ball past Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg in the 116th minute of extra time.
The Dutch tried to slow Spain's passing game with rough, physical play. English referee Howard Webb, a former policeman, showed eight yellow cards to Dutch players, and Dutch defender John Heitenga was sent off the field during extra time. But Spain received its share of yellow cards - five - making this what's being described as "the dirtiest" World Cup final in history.
Spain is only the third team, after Germany and France, to be world and European champion at the same time. With the World Cup victor
