Spain, 2010 World Cup | featured news

Spain stunned the Netherlands to win their first World Cup on Sunday in sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra time.

Excitement built in Johannesburg on Sunday with Dutch and Spanish fans roaming the streets ahead of a mouth-watering climax of Africa's first World Cup between the tournament's two most impressive teams.

The World Cup will have a new winner on Sunday after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to set up a mouthwatering clash with the Netherlands.

The Spanish team reached the semifinals for the first time by beating Paraguay, 1-0, on a late goal by David Villa, the tournament’s leading scorer.

David Villa was Spain's hero yet again as his goal helped them past Portugal and claim the last spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.

A scrambled goal from Gelson Fernandes stunned one of the World Cup favorites as lowly Switzerland consigned Spain to a shock defeat in Durban.