EA Sports Names Spain as World Cup Winner

In their official simulation, EA Sports ran a simulated tournament of next week's World Cup using their latest iteration of their series 2010 FIFA World Cup.

To accomplish this they "test[ed] all 32 teams under the same conditions they will face in the weeks ahead."

So what's the upshot?

Spain takes down Brazil in the final, winning 3-1.

In addition, South Africa, the home nation, is the first to be elminated. David Villa takes home the Golden Boot with 7 goals, and Kaka wins the Golden Ball.

Here's the full text breakdown of the final and how Spain got there:

"The Final itself was an epic battle as Brazil put on a dazzling display of free-flowing samba style football early on against the Spaniards, taking a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute with a Felipe Melo strike from just inside the box. It didn’t take long for Spain to level the score after a goalie error that left striker David Villa in the clear. He tapped in his 6th goal of the tournament in the 42nd minute. The second half saw fortunes turn in favour of Spain, as their disciplined build up play and domination of possession paid off with a goal in the 61st minute when Villa connected for his second goal of the match, off of Andres Iniesta’s driven cross. Brazil had several efforts on goal in the final third of the match but couldn’t capitalize on its chances as they pushed all players forward in an attempt to draw even, eventually conceding a splendid counter attack goal in the 88th minute from Cesc Fabregas, which delivered Spain the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Spain’s path to FIFA World Cup glory included a quarterfinal 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Italy after an absorbing 1-1 draw, and a 2-1 win over Argentina in the semi final. Brazil’s journey to the Final included a 3-2 win over the Netherlands in the quarter final and a 5-4 shootout victory over England after the two teams played out a 2-2 draw in the semi."

They can simulate all they want, I'm still rooting for the Netherlands.

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