Spanish spoiler plots Sneijder downfall

Spaniard Sergio Busquets dreams of being a party pooper Sunday when he faces Dutch star Wesley Sneijder in the FIFA World Cup™ Final. While Busquets was part of the Barcelona team that won the Spanish title, Sneijder is chasing a fourth winners medal having helped Inter Milan conquer Europe after they raised the Italian league and cup trophies.

Spain are favoured to win a Soccer City clash of countries who have never been world champions, but Sneijder poses a major threat after a superb tournament. Sneijder has already made Busquets suffer once as Inter dumped title holders Barcelona out of the UEFA Champions League at the semi-final stage in a gripping two-leg showdown.

The Dutch star is also joint leading scorer in the FIFA World Cup with Spaniard David Villa on five goals - the same haul that won German Miroslav Klose the adidas Golden Boot at the last FIFA World Cup four years ago. "He is a great player and is in great form. We will try to stop him like any other player," said Busquets. "We will try to deny him even the time to think because otherwise he can create good scoring chances."

However, Sneijder insists there is just one issue on his mind and that is helping Netherlands win the FIFA World Cup after losing consecutive Finals to host nations West Germany and Argentina three decades ago. "All these statistics are the least of my worries. Believe me I have not thought for a second about breaking any records. What I want is to win the World Cup, end of story. I also get asked about being the player of the tournament or the leading scorer. But if I go on the pitch with all these things in my head, I will forget how to play football
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