FIFA World Cup 2010

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Originally Posted by stimpee

Im referring to the constant diving and the lack of goals and general faffing about with the ball without doing anything with it. no flair. And im bloody english, you should know that by now :) The dutch were unconvincing but effective for most of the tournament. Never pretty to watch but they got the job done. Robben has his reputation of falling over in a strong wind but the rest of the team a solid players. Germany deserved to win this world cup, and that takes a lot for me to say as an Englishman.

Greece 2004:
Matches, 2-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0. Scored 7 in 6 matches.

Spain 2010:
Matches: 0-1, 2-0, 2-1, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0. Scored 8 in 7 matches.

Look familiar?

There's obviously a point where stats have to be backed up by the intangible events in the playing field - I'm sure we can find dozens of spectacular 0-0 games every season. I couldn't agree less with the comparison between Greece '04 and Spain'10 styles' and I can't honestly see another reason in you doing so other than try to wind me up. :P. Is by this standard The Netherlands as good/bad historically as, say, Canada? They both have zero World Cups.