2010 will see a brand new World Cup Champion. And it will be the first time since the second ever edition in 1934 that neither one of the teams in the final have won the title before.
Will it be Spain, the perennial underachievers and defending European champions who share the international world record with Brazil for consecutive victories in 35?
Or will it be the Netherlands, considered to be the best team never to win the World Cup?
La Furia Roja have undoubtedly seen a more difficult route to the final, defeating the likes of Portugal, Paraguay and then Germany, while Holland had to face Slovakia, Brazil and Uruguay.
Spain were clearly the better team today, and therefore the young German side never really looked contentious against the pristine passing of the Spanish.
Spain have reached the finals for the first time ever, while Holland have been there twice before, losing to West Germany in 1974 and Argentina in 1978.
In all of their matches in South Africa, the Oranje have never seemed to be fully extended.
So how good are the Netherlands? That question will be answered on Sunday, while Wesley Sneijder and David Villa vie for the Golden Boot.
With both teams vying to play the possession game, it will be interesting to see who can get the better of whom. Spain, especially Villa, have proven to be absolutely deadly on the breakaway, while Holland have shown uncanny ability to shoot, and score, from 20-30 yards out.
One thing is for sure, this game will be a cracker.
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