Fiesta for Iniesta

As much as I wanted to use "Viva España" for this title, I couldn't resist the above.

A hard-fought, bad-tempered, nail-biting game it certainly was, but Spain deserved to be World Champions for the first time (as I predicted before the competition got underway).

I also forecast before the game that The Netherlands would finish the game with ten men (it could easily been nine).

My favorite moment was the shot of Queen Sofia's reaction when Spain scored - did she really stand on her seat?

My friends in Málaga certainly won't get any sleep tonight!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, what a referee!

You could be forgiven for thinking that this post is another part of my music series (the heading was also the title of a popular song in England in the 1950s), but I refer of course, to the World Cup.

I will not comment on England's performance(?), but even though the disallowed "goal" would probably have made no difference, the decision was a disgrace. One of many appalling decisions made during this competition in front of probably the biggest sporting audience ever. Yes, the referee did admit he had got it wrong, but his assistant was the prime suspect in my opinion. I don't blame them - they have an extremely hard job, have to make split decisions and are under tremendous pressure.

But, for the good of the sport, wake up FIFA - use the technology!

Looks like Argentina are living up to expectations, and all credit to them, but wasn't there some controversy in their win over Mexico? Isn't this is where we came in?

One more thought - I'll be shouting for Spain - just refer to my original post.