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#13 Iker Casillas Save vs Netherlands

Goalkeepers rarely get the credit they deserve but they always get the stick when their team concedes a goal, but that was not the case in 2010 with Iker Casillas.

The Spanish keeper was on the top of his game throughout the final of the World Cup. He made two brilliant saves against the tricky Arjen Robben in one on one situations to keep Spain in the game. The first save was perhaps the most important one as Robben had rushed on to a throughball and Casillas didn’t have a lot of time to react. He dived one way and put his leg out wide to make himself big and Robben’s shot deflected off his feet away from goal to keep Spain in the game.

The saves proved crucial as the game was finally settled by a one goal margin in extra time.