World Cup final: Holland v Spain player ratings

Holland Maarten Stekelenburg – 7 Fine stop inside first five minutes to deny Ramos but best moment came in extra time when he thwarted Fábregas. No chance with the goal Gregoryvan der Wiel – 6 Returned in place of Boulahrouz and made one dangerous foray forward early in the second half in a flowing move. Booked John Heitinga – 5 Sent off when he hauled down Iniesta in extra time for a second yellow. Made a mistake after the break that set up Villa but recovered to block Joris Mathijsen – 6 Looked solid defensively but nothing like as comfortable with the ball at his feet. Profligate with his distribution. Booked Giovanni van Bronckhorst – 6 Booked for cynically blocking Ramos but made a far better challenge when he stopped Iniesta in extra time. Replaced late on Markvan Bommel – 5 Booked, lived up to his reputation as the pantomime villain and was lucky not to be dismissed. Dreadful challenge on Iniesta Nigel de Jong – 4 Also fortunate to escape with a yellow rather than red when he thrust a boot into Alonso's chest in what was more of a karate kick than tackle Arjen Robben – 7 Holland's most penetrative player with searing speed, giving Puyol a torrid time but wasted a good chance when clear. Booked WesleySneijder – 6 Finally showed a glimpse of his creative talent when he released Robben with a beautiful pass but not a memorable display DirkKuyt – 5 Disappointing display and withdrawn in the second half. Saw little of the ball and was exposed defensively by Ramos in the first half Robinvan Persie – 5 Little service and cut a frustrated figure throughout as he fed off scraps and failed to trouble Puyol and Piqué. Off the pace and booked Substitutes Elia for Kuyt 71mins Van der Vaart for De Jong 99mins Braafheid for V Bronckhorst 105mins Spain Iker Casillas – 7 Fingertips spared him embarrassment when Holland attempted to return the ball, but atoned when denying Robben with right boot Sergio Ramos – 7 Spain's main threat in the first half when early header was saved and should have scored with easier chance after the break. Booked Gerard Piqué – 7 Not the sort of game where the elegant centre-half could stride out of defence with the ball at his feet. Looked relatively unflustered Carles Puyol – 6 Nullified Van Persie but unable to handle Robben's pace. Booked for first-half lunge on winger and a later tug could have been the end Joan Capdevila – 7 A couple of typical bursts forward from the left-back and might have scored but was slow to react to Puyol's flick on. Booked Sergio Busquets – 6 Nervous start when his careless pass invited Kuyt to shoot from distance. Improved but made little impression in the midfield maelstrom Xabi Alonso – 6 A subdued performance. Wonderful deep cross picked out Villa in first half but few opportunities to get forward and shoot André Iniesta – 8 Became more influential as the game went on as he drifted inside from the left with menace. Deserved to score the winning goal. Booked Xavi – 6 Recognised as the best passer in the World Cup but not the influential figure we expected with Holland's destructive tactics. Booked Pedro – 6 Kept starting place ahead of Torres but substituted on the hour. Made darting runs but this was no repeat of his display against Germany David Villa – 6 Volleyed against the side-netting and should have punished Heitinga's error in the second half but the chance was squandered Substitutes Jesús Navas for Pedro 60mins Fábregas for Alonso 87mins Torres for Villa 105mins