English referee Howard Webb says he is satisfied with his handling of the World Cup final, despite criticism from Netherlands players after their 1-0 defeat by Spain.
World Cup ref Webb defends final performance
Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:44 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
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Definitely a tough game to ref. I thought they all did a pretty good job. The Netherlands had a game plan to physically put Spain off their game, defensively hunker down in the box and it worked pretty well. The result could just as easily been the other way around with just inches (or a foot...Casillas' foot) making the difference. Most of the yellow cards were deserved and there were more that could have been handed out. It appeared obvious that Webb was warning both sides to watch the dangerous fouls or he would be forced to book.