Spain have the world at their feet

SPAIN will be crowned world champions for the first time in their history on Sunday, according to Germany coach Joachim Low.

Low watched his side beaten 1–0 in the second semi–final by a powerful second–half header from Spain defender Carles Puyol to set up a World Cup final between Spain and Holland.

And Low predicted: "I am confident they will win the title.

"Spain are a wonderful team. They are the masters of the game. You can see it in every pass. They can hardly be beaten.

“They are extremely calm and convincing. Spain were just better than we were and they deserved to win.”

The Germans were a pale shadow of the vibrant team which had demolished England and Argentina in back–to–back matches.

But that had as much to do with the stranglehold Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Xabi Alonso had on the midfield as with Germany's under–par performance.

Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque, however, warned his players must not be complacent about Sunday's final when they face a Dutch team also pursuing history.