The Netherlands have been flawless in their journey to the 2010 World Cup final against Spain

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The Netherlands' path to Johannesburg's Soccer City for the World Cup final has been flawless, so far, both in qualification and at the finals.

Should captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst lift the trophy on Sunday night, the Netherlands will have become only the second side, after Brazil in 1970, to win all of their matches on the way to the title.

Having finished their qualifying group with eight wins from eight, Holland are bidding to win all seven of their matches here to give them an impressive 15 straight victories if they become the first Dutch team to win the title.

After the famous Dutch sides of the 1970s reached - and lost - the finals of both 1974 and 1978, the current crop seem to have coped under the huge weight of expectation from their Oranje fans.

Before these finals, Holland had a horrible habit of breezing through the group stages at major tournaments with dazzling football, only to be sent home early when it came to the knock-out phase.


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