And now there are two, both going for their first.
Spain defeated Germany 1-0 on Wednesday and advanced to Sunday’s World Cup final at Soccer City in Johannesburg against the Netherlands, which advanced Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over Uruguay.
Spain and the Netherlands are going for their first World Cup title and trying to become the eighth nation to hoist the trophy. The Dutch, who lost in the 1974 and 1978 World Cup finals, have won all six of their games in South Africa and are on a 25-match unbeaten streak. The Spaniards, meanwhile, have never played in soccer’s biggest game. This will be the first meeting in World Cup play between the teams. Overall, the series is 4-4 with a draw.
World Cup schedule
All games in South Africa
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday at Cape Town
Netherlands 3, Uruguay 2
Wednesday at Durban
Spain, 1 Germany 0
THIRD-PLACE GAME
Saturday at Port Elizabeth
Uruguay vs. Germany, 12:30 p.m., KMGH-7, KCEC-50
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday at Johannesburg
Netherlands vs. Spain, 12:30 p.m., KMGH-7, KCEC-50
