World Cup 2010 Review

Congratulations to Spain on winning the World cup.   What can I say about that final match.  It was a real chess match I tell you, like a scene from the Gladiator or better yet 300.  Spain as I said in my preview had the better team and the experience of playing together paid dividends in the end.  Spain played total football and held the narrow edge.
 
The referee was the obvious star of the match and not totally by his own doing because if he played to the events on the pitch we might have finish the game with about 20 players.  He and his team did a fair job and I cannot blame him for the state of play because life goes on after world cup and especially with these professionals they ought to be protected. 
So for my awards I will name Argentina as the most entertaining team to watch.  This is followed closely by Spain and Ghana.

The best defensive team goes to Portugal while the most efficient goes to Germany.   Player of the Tournament goes to Pique while player of the finals is Jesus.   The worst team to watch is Greece and the most disappointing team was France.  Goal of the tournament goes to Micon while the best assist to Felipe Melo.  Mr. Melo also gets the most indisciplined player and the X-factor in the tournament.
South Africa 2010 was good because of the professionalism by the hosts.  It was incident free for the most part and the quality of the facilities were top rate.  The vuvuzelas were tempered nicely after the first round and that was commendable.  In the end it was true to form because the best team in the world won.
OJB