14 yellow cards for World Cup final, one red

Johannesburg - English referee Howard Webb dished out 14 yellow cards and one red in the World Cup final in which Spain beat the Netherlands 1-nil on Andres Iniesta's 116th minute goal on Sunday.

Webb took out five yellow cards in the first half and issued nine more in the second as he was struggling to control the hot-tempered final.

Dutch defender John Heitinga received his second yellow card in the 109th minute to be shown off the pitch.