Striker Fernando Torres was again on the bench, with Pedro Rodriguez instead starting the match.
The Dutch made two changes, bringing back Nigel de Jong for Demy de
Zeeuw and starting with Gregory van der Wiel instead of Khalid
Boulahrouz. Playmaker Wesley Sneijder was again in the midfield behind
forwards Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie.
Spain will again rely on the midfield passing of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta, with striker David Villa playing up front.
The Spanish, who are trying to become the third team to hold the world
and European titles at the same time, have Iker Casillas in goal, with
Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique and Joan Capdevila in defense.
Spain has won all three of its knockout round matches 1-0, and Villa scored in two of them.
Puyol scored the lone goal in the semifinals against Germany.
Villa and Sneijder both have a chance to win the Golden Boot award. Both have five goals so far at the tournament.
The Dutch, who have scored five more goals than Spain in South Africa,
will again have Maarten Stekelenburg in goal, and Mark van Bommel and
De Jong will protect the four-man defense.
Netherlands: Stekelenburg, Van Der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van
Bronckhorst, Van Bommel, De Jong, Sneijder, Robben, Kuyt, van Persie.
Subs: Vorm, Boulahrouz, Ooijer, De Zeeuw, Braafheid, Elia, Schaars, Babel, Afellay, Huntelaar, Van der Vaart, Boschker.
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