Europe's top duo Spain and Germany lock horns in Durban for the honor of reaching the 2010 World Cup final. A win for Spain means a new World Cup winner will be announced on July 11th, following Holland's triumph over Uruguay on Tuesday. But Spain have already made history by making the last four for the first time, yet the ambitions of this golden generation don't seem to be stopping at that point. "We haven't come this far to finish fourth. We are going to fight hard against Germany to reach the Final, which is our one and only objective," said skipper Iker Casillas. "We've reached a landmark for Spanish football by getting past the quarter-finals, but we know the Germany match is the most important in our history, even more so than the EURO 2008 final in Austria." The Germans, on the other hand, have their chance for vengeance after losing the European crown to La Roja two years ago in Vienna. Should they replicate the dazzling performances of the knockout stage so far, Joachim Loew's men will very difficult to stop. But the Nationalmannschaft, who arguably produced their most entertaining football ever in South Africa, will have to overcome a super slick opponent as well. "Spain are the favorites to my mind and their team play is just amazing," said Germany manager Loew.
"They don't have one Messi, they have several, and they don't make many mistakes either, unlike England and Argentina. We need to force them to make errors." Klose vs. Villa One goal for Germany hitman Miroslav Klose or another in Manuel Neuer's net from Spain ace David Villa would mean new records are on the verge of being smashed in South Africa. Klose is one goal away from equaling Ronaldo's record as the World Cup top scorer, while Villa is on brink of becoming his nation's all-time top marksman as he is just one behind Raul. But Klose, who spent most of the season on Bayern's bench, only has one thing in mind ahead of the decisive tie. "If I score two goals it means that I have created history, it's that simple, but that is not my main concern," said Klose, who scored four goals so far in South Africa. "If I break the record but don't win the World Cup, then I won't care about breaking the record, my main focus is winning the World Cup for Germany." Germany will miss another marksman though, as Thomas Muller, who is also on four goals, is suspended. Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque will decide whether to stick with the out-of-form Fernando Torres or give the nod to the fit-again Cesc Fabregas.
