ESPN.com · Apr 18, 2017
Webb: VAR would've helped get De Jong decision right in 2010 WC final
Howard Webb gave Nigel de Jong a yellow for his high kick on Xabi Alonso in the 2010 World Cup final.Former referee Howard Webb says there were "loads of times" where he wished he had the assistance of video replay, including the 2010 World Cup final in which he famously failed to send off the Netherlands' Nigel de Jong for a high kick on Spain's Xabi Alonso.
Netherlands defender De Jong kicked Xabi Alonso in the midsection early in the first half, but only received a yellow card from Webb, who insists he had a poor view of the play. Andres Iniesta later scored in extra time to hand Spain the nation's first-ever World Cup trophy.