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Originally Posted by Bulldog
Another two groups? Ruddy hell. As much as I like seeing new teams compete in finals competitions, as you say it's not exactly a guarantor of a mesmerising tournament or anything. I think the closest I've ever seen to a world cup being genuinely gripping from start to finish was back in USA '94, and I was barely 6 years old at the time!
As I say though, I think this one's been worth the fuss overall. Highlight of the tournament was one of Spain-Switzerland, Netherlands-Brazil or Uruguay-Germany for me.
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I don`t think there were any classic matches as such, but there were some very dramatic ones of which Uruguay-Ghana, Italy-Slovakia and Netherlands-Brazil stood out.
I actually enjoyed the final as well, as the match in itself was kind of intriguing and despite Spain`s superiority, Holland had their chances to score throughout the match. In terms of excitement, this Dutch side was well behind the exciting sides they`ve had in the last 20 years or so, but unlike these sides this pragmatic Dutch side reached the final.