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2B – Daily News – Saturday, July 10, 2010 Spain or Netherlands to get 1st World Cup title JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After all the bluster about Brazil and the awe inspired by Germany, the World Cup comes down to two of the all-time underachievers playing for their first title. Spain and the Netherlands, teams with long histories of wasting their biggest opportunities, meet Sunday at Soccer City to conclude the first World Cup held in Africa. What began as a celebration of this con- tinent, then turned into a South American fiesta for two rounds, finishes off with one European country discarding its also-ran label. Which one? ‘‘I am sure the Spanish can win any game because they are dominant and it’s hard to contain their attack,’’ Germany coach Joachim Loew said after his team lost 1-0 in the semifinals. ‘‘They have shown they can beat anyone.’’ Perhaps. But ... ‘‘The Dutch can create a goal from any situation,’’ coach Oscar Tabarez said after his Uruguay squad allowed three to the Netherlands, one more than it gave up in the rest of the tournament. ‘‘They play some beautiful football.’’ How nice it would be if this final fea- tured just that: well-played, open, creative soccer. That’s what both the Dutch and Spaniards do best. So if coaches Bert van Marwijk and Vicente del Bosque don’t turn conservative all of a sudden, Sunday’s showdown could turn into one entertaining shootout. ‘‘I love attacking and beautiful football,’’ the Netherlands’ Van Marwijk said, ‘‘but you have to work together when the oppo- nent has the ball and then you can go a long way.’’ The Dutch have gone a long way in the World Cup before. They simply couldn’t finish it off in 1974 and 1978, losing in the final to host teams West Germany and Argentina. They carry one of the most impressive strings of success into the cham- pionship match that soccer has seen: 10 straight wins and 25 games without a loss. If they beat Spain, the Dutch will match Brazil’s 1970 accomplishment of sweeping all qualifying and World Cup games. They have the tools. Midfielder Wesley Sneijder has been brilliant throughout the tournament and is tied with Spain striker David Villa for the scoring lead with five goals. The three-pronged unit up front of Arjen Robben, Dirk Kuyt and Robin van Persie matches up with any group any- where. ‘‘Holland is going to play its football,’’ Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets said. ‘‘That’s important, that everyone plays their own game and shows their cards.’’ Obviously, turning the final into an offensive show makes sense for the Nether- lands. Unfortunately for the Oranje, it might make even more sense for the Spaniards. The European champions can match the Dutch in firepower with Villa, Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Andres Iniesta, Pedro, Cesc Fabre- gas, Fernando Torres and Fernando Llorente. They have the more experienced goalkeeper in Iker Casillas, making it more likely they would get the big saves when the Netherlands breaks through. The Spanish don’t have the Netherlands’ winning streak, but they have lost only two games since November 2006 — both did come in South Africa, one in this tourna- ment — and controlled the pace of the game against Germany in the semifinal. Spain couldn’t have been more efficient with its well-structured passing game against the Germans, who played cautious- ly — not at all their style — and thus played WORLD CUP Third Place Saturday Uruguay vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m., ABC Championship Sunday Netherlands vs. Spain, 11:30 a.m., ABC MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 47 42 .528 4.5 A’s Seattle 34 52 .395 16 East Division WL Pct GB New York 55 31 .640 — Tampa Bay 52 34 .605 3 Boston 50 36 .581 5 Toronto 43 44 .494 12.5 Baltimore 27 59 .314 28 Central Division Detroit WL Pct GB 47 37 .560 — Chicago 47 38 .553 .5 Minnesota 45 41 .523 3 Kansas City 39 47 .453 9 Cleveland 34 52 .395 14 ——— Thursday’s late result New York 3, Seattle 1 Friday’s results Los Angeles 6, Oakland 5, 10 innings Baltimore 7, Texas 6, 10 innings Boston 14, Toronto 3 Chicago 8, Kansas City 2 Cleveland 9, Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 7, Minnesota 3 New York 6, Seattle 1 Saturday’s games Los Angeles (Kazmir 7-8) at Oakland (Sheets 3-8), 6:05 p.m.,CSNC Boston (Lackey 9-4) at Toronto (Morrow 5-6), 10:07 a.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 7-6) at Detroit (Bonderman 4-6), 1:10 p.m. Kansas City (Bannister 7-6) at Chicago (Floyd 4-7), 4:05 p.m., WGN Cleveland (Laffey 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Garza 9-5), 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 0-3) at Texas (Harrison 1-1), 5:05 p.m. New York (Vazquez 7-7) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 6-5), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s games Los Angeles at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.,CSNC Minnesota at Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Boston at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 10:40 a.m. Kansas City at Chicago, 11:05 a.m. Baltimore at Texas, 12:05 p.m. N.ew York at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 50 36 .581 — Colorado 48 38 .558 2 Dodgers 48 38 .558 2 GIANTS 45 41 .523 5 Arizona 33 54 .379 17.5 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 51 35 .593 — New York 47 39 .547 4 Philadelphia 45 40 .529 5.5 Florida 41 45 .477 10 Washington 39 48 .448 12.5 50 36 .581 — 41 46 .471 9.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 49 39 .557 — St. Louis 46 40 .535 2 Chicago 38 49 .437 10.5 Milwaukee 38 49 .437 10.5 Houston 35 52 .402 13.5 Pittsburgh 30 56 .349 18 ——— Thursday’s results Arizona 10, Florida 4 Los Angeles 3, Chicago 2 Friday’s results Washington 8, San Francisco 1 Atlanta 4, New York 2 Colorado 10, San Diego 8 Florida 3, Arizona 2 Los Angeles 9, Chicago 7 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 4, 10 innings Philadelphia 9, Cincinnati 7, 10 innings St. Louis 8, Houston 0 Saturday’s games San Francisco (J.Sanchez 7-6) at Washington (Stammen 2-3), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 8-4) at New York (Pelfrey 10-3), 1:10 p.m. Chicago (Gorzelanny 3-5) at Los Angeles (Ely 4-6), 1:10 p.m., FOX Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 0-0) at Philadelphia (Halladay 10-7), 4:05 p.m., MLBN St. Louis (Suppan 0-4) at Houston (Myers 5-6), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-3) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-6), 4:10 p.m. Florida (N.Robertson 6-6) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-7), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (LeBlanc 4-6) at Colorado (Hammel 6-3), 5:10 p.m. Sunday’s games San Francisco at Washington, 10:35 a.m. Atlanta at New York, 10:10 a.m., TBS Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. St. Louis at Houston, 11:05 a.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. San Diego at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Florida at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 5:05 p.m., ESPN North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB OUTLAWS 33 10 .767 — Edmonton 26 16 .619 6.5 Calgary 22 20 .524 10.5 Victoria 20 20 .500 11.5 St. George 15 28 .349 18 South Division Yuma Maui WL Pct. GB 25 19 .568 — 22 17 .564 .5 Orange Co. 20 21 .488 3.5 Tucson 20 24 .455 5 Tijuana 7 35 .167 17 ——— Thursday’s results Chico 7,Tuscon 4 Calgary 6, Orange County 5 Edmonton 7, Tijuana 2 Yuma 6, St.George 5 Victoria at Maui, late Friday’s results Chico 9,Yuma 5, 10 innings Calgary 13, St.George 4 Edmonton 6, Tijuana 1 Orange County 4, Tucson 1 Victoria at Maui, late Saturday’s games Chico at Yuma, 7 p.m. Calgary at St. George, 3:05 p.m., 1st game Tucson at Orange County, 5:05 p.m., 1st game Tijuana at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Calgary at St. George, 6:05 p.m., 2nd game Tucson at Orange County, 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Victoria at Maui, 9:35 p.m. Sunday’s games Chico at Yuma, 6:30 p.m. Victoria at Maui, 9:35 p.m. WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Atlanta 14 5 .737 — Washington 12 5 .706 1 Indiana 11 6 .647 2 Connecticut 10 8 .556 3.5 Chicago 8 10 .444 5.5 New York 7 9 .438 5.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Seattle 16 2 .889 — Phoenix 7 11 .389 9 San Antonio 6 10 .375 9 Minnesota 6 11 .353 9.5 Los Angeles 4 13 .235 11.5 Tulsa 3 14 .176 12.5 ——— Saturday’s game WNBA vs.USA at Uncasville, CT, 12:30 p.m., ESPN NASCAR LifeLock.com 400 Saturday, 4:30 p.m., TNT At Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles Lineup 1.(1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 183.542 mph. 2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 183.281. 3. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 182.877. 4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 182.673. 5.(77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 182.605. 6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 182.599. 7. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 182.587. 8. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 182.445. 9. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 182.445. 10.(42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 182.248. 11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 182.168. 12. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 182.106. 13. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 182.039. 14. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 181.977. 15. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 181.867. 16. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 181.806. 17. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.8. 18. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 181.653. 19. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 181.616. 20. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 181.555. 21. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 181.415. 22. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 181.348. 23. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 181.324. 24. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 181.311. 25.(88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 181.299. 26. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 181.099. 27. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 181.068. 28. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 180.929. 29. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 180.796. 30. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 180.385. 31.(13) Max Papis, Toyota, 180.331. 32. (71) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 180.27. 33. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 180.192. 34. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 180.15. 35. (36) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 180.102. 36. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 179.934. 37. (32) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 179.689. 38. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 179.414. 39. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 179.396. 40. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 41.(78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 42. (34) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 179.342. Scoreboard PGA John Deere Classic AT TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. Purse: $4.4 million Sat and Sun, Noon, CBS Yardage: 7,268;Par 71 (35-36) Second Round Leaders Steve Stricker Paul Goydos Jeff Maggert Matt Jones 60-66 — 126 -16 59-68 — 127 -15 66-65 — 131 -11 64-67 — 131 -11 George McNeill 66-65 — 131 -11 Brendon de Jonge 67-65 — 132 -10 Aaron Baddeley 64-68 — 132 -10 Webb Simpson 67-66 — 133 -9 James Nitties Boo Weekley 64-69 — 133 -9 70-63 — 133 -9 GOLF U.S. Women’s Open At Oakmont Golf Club, Oakmont, Pa. Purse: $3.25 Yardage: 6,613;Par: 71 (36-35) Second Round 100 golfers have not completed the round Leaderboard Thru 1. Sophie Gustafson E 1 2. Cristie Kerr 2. Brittany Lang 2. Kristy McPherson +1 2 2. Shinobu Moromizato +1 1 2.Wendy Ward 2. Mhairi McKay 2.Jeong Eun Lee 2. Song-Hee Kim MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 11 1 3 36 25 5 Salt Lake 9 3 3 30 28 11 Colorado 6 3 4 22 16 12 FC Dallas 5 2 6 21 16 12 QUAKES 54 4 19 16 15 Houston 5 7 3 18 21 22 Seattle 4 8 3 15 16 23 Chivas USA 3 9 2 11 15 21 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 8 2 3 27 20 12 New York 8 5 1 25 18 17 Toronto FC 5 4 4 19 16 15 Chicago 4 5 5 17 18 19 Kansas City 3 7 3 12 11 17 Philadelphia 3 7 2 11 15 23 New England 3 9 2 11 13 26 D.C. ——— Thursday’s result Real Salt Lake 1, Chicago 0 Saturday’s games San Jose at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.,FSC Colorado at Toronto FC, 9 a.m. D.C. United at New York, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at New England, 4:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s game FC Dallas at Seattle FC, 7:30 p.m. WPS Women’s Professional Soccer +1 F +1 F +1 2 +1 4 +1 DNS +1 DNS right into the Spaniards’ hands. If Spain remains as patient and precise with the ball against the Dutch as it was in the semifinals, can the Oranje defense hold firm? Van Marwijk has seen how the Spanish respond when the Jabulani winds up on opposing feet: ‘‘When they lose the ball, they immediately join in (to get it back). Their big stars, too.’’ Not that the Dutch coach is conceding anything in that area. ‘‘It is something we also do well,’’ Van Marwijk said. The final, then, could come down to the playmakers and the finishers. Sneijder has been superb at both jobs, the most versatile individual performer at South Africa 2010. But Xavi and Iniesta have improved throughout the tournament, and Villa has bursts of energy combined with creativity that make him just as dangerous. Most of Soccer City’s orange seats figure to be filled with, well, Oranje fans. Sneijder virtually promised they will go home happy. ‘‘We won every qualifying game, every game here. We are not going to allow Spain to beat us now,’’ he said. The Spaniards might have something to say about that. WL T Pts GF GA FC Gold Pride 8 3 1 25 19 10 Philadelphia 6 4 3 21 21 17 Sky Blue FC 5 4 3 18 12 13 Washington 4 3 5 17 17 14 Chicago 3 5 5 14 9 11 Boston Atlanta ——— Saturday’s games Sky Blue FC at Chicago, 4 p.m. Sunday’s games Atlanta at Boston, 3 p.m. Washington at FC Gold Pride, 3 p.m. CYCLING Tour de France 4:30 a.m., Sat, Sun, VERSUS Overall Standings (After sixth stage) 1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, 28 hours, 37 minutes, 30 sec- onds. 2. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky Pro Cycling, 20 seconds behind. 3. Cadel Evans, Australia, BMC Racing Team, :39. 4. Ryder Hesjedel, Canada, Garmin-Transi- tions, :46. 5. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Quick Step, 1:01. 6. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:09. 7.Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, 1:16. 8. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Astana, 1:31. 9. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 1:40. 10.Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 1:42. 11. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, AG2R La Mondi- ale, same time. 18. Lance Armstrong, United States, Team RadioShack, 2:30. ARENA NATIONALCONFERENCE Midwest Division WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 9 4 0 .692 750 695 Milwaukee 8 5 0 .615 857 748 Iowa 6 6 0 .500 611 611 Cleveland 6 7 0 .462 791 751 West Division WL T Pct PF PA 3 9 2 11 11 25 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Spokane 10 2 0 .833 766 632 Arizona 8 4 0 .667 751 692 Utah 1 12 0 .077 607 883 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Tulsa Southwest Division WL T Pct PF PA 7 5 0 .583 734 684 Okla. City 5 7 0 .417 660 661 Bossier-Shre. 3 10 0 .231 678 846 Dallas South Division 1 12 0 .077 632 761 WL T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 10 3 0 .769 766 659 Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 732 690 Orlando 6 7 0 .462 700 707 Alabama 6 7 0 .462 667 682 ——— Friday’s results Orlando 45, Alabama 34 Tampa Bay 56, Dallas 34 Jacksonville 67, Utah 56 Saturday’s games Spokane at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 5 p.m. Bossier-Shreveport at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Iowa at Oklahoma City, 5:05 p.m. DEALS 2 5 4 10 9 13 1 6 4 7 6 16 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Major League Baseball American League SEATTLE—Traded LHP Cliff Lee and RHP Mark Lowe to Texas for 1B Justin Smoak, RHP Blake Beavan, RHP Josh Lueke, and INF Matt Lawson. National League SAN FRANCISCO—Placed LHP Dan Run- zler on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Joe Martinez from Fresno (PCL). CINCINNATI—Placed C Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 5. Acti- vated C Ryan Hanigan from the 15-day DL. COLORADO—Activated LHP Jorge De La Rosa from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Esmil Rogers to Colorado Springs (PCL).\ FLORIDA—Purchased contract of LHP Dan Meyer from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned RHP Tim Wood to New Orleans. MILWAUKEE—Signed OF Geoff Jenkins, who announced his retirement. NEW YORK—Recalled INF/OF Nick Evans from Binghamton (EL). Optioned RHP Ryota Igarashi to St. Lucie (FSL). PITTSBURGH—Signed RHP Kevin Kleis, RHP Bryton Trepagnier and RHP Logan Pevny. WASHINGTON—Optioned RHP Luis Atilano to Syracuse (IL). Golden Baseball League CALGARY—Agreed to terms with RHP James LoPresti. Placed LHP Marcus McKenzie on irrevocable waivers. National Football League OAKLAND—Agreed to terms with OL Jared Veldheer and OL Bruce Campbell. Released LB Isaiah Ekejiuba. ARIZONA—Signed CB Jorrick Calvin to a four-year contract. Released WR Juamorris Stewart. CAROLINA—Signed WR-KR Armanti Edwards to a four-year contract. CLEVELAND—Signed WR Carlton Mitchell to multiyear contract. 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