Congratulations Spain, you've done it!!

These awards are for players in the Final and the 3/4 Playoff:

Best Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas - Captain Fantastic led from the front (or back in this case), making many outstanding saves. He was Spain's best player on the day and fully deserves to be a World Cup winning captain, coming big when it mattered the most.

Best Defender: Sergio Ramos - Had Dirk Kuyt in his back pocked the whole match. Never looked like being beaten and made a couple of threatening moves down the right. His best game of the tournament.

Best Midfielder: Arjen Robben - I considered three people for this award (Robben, Fabregas and van Bommel) but decided that Robben's dribbling and runs behind the defence were more effective than any of the other players. Van Bommel played magnificently to keep Xavi locked up, whilst Fabregas was a real difference maker coming off the bench. It could have gone to any of the three. The only knock against Robben was that he should have finished better and definitely should have won Netherlands their first World Cup. He was also clearly impeded by Carlos Puyol when he broke free of the Spanish defence.

Best Striker: Diego Forlan - Secured his place as the best player in this tournament with a magnificent display despite being hampered by a thigh strain. Scored a fantastic volley, whilst teeing up several players without them finishing. Almost equalised with another fantastic free kick at the death.

Best Match: Uruguay 2 - 3 Germany - Normally the 3/4 playoff is an awful match with both teams wishing they were allowed to simply go home, but this year we had two teams who really went at each other. A fun game to watch with some players who may never get a bigger stage to display their talents.

Worst Match: Netherlands 0 - 1 Spain - Netherlands ran Spain very close, and whilst lucky to still have eleven men on the pitch at the start, I think they shaded the game and probably deserved to win on the day. Heitinga was unlucky to be sent off but he had played very well up to that point, stifling all Spanish attacks. Had it not been for a magnificent Casillas, Spain would have lost this game.

Surprise Player: Xavi Hernandez - This is a man that I always expect greatness from, but today on the biggest occassion in his life, he failed to deliver leaving Netherlands wondering what could have been. He was stopped by an amazing Mark van Bommel and often looked out of sorts. His passing was still accurate but he was not able to dictate the tempo of the game and look for incisive through balls like he usually does.

Best Manager: Bert van Marwijk - van Marwijk did a phenomenal job in setting his team up just like Jose Mourinho did against Barcelona. He had his two holding midfielders with Wesley Sneijder just infront. I thought his big mistake was playing Dirk Kuyt, who is a good player but I do not think he is as good as Elia on the break. Netherlands played better than I thought they could ever do and almost did the impossible.

Team of the Round:

---------------------- Casillas --------------------

Ramos------Friedrich--------- Pique ------ Fucile

Robben----van Bommel------Fabregas----Iniesta

---------------Forlan---------Müller------------