Spain is world champion
Maybe it was already written, perhaps rightly so. The victory of Spain is the most logical ending to a World Cup triumph that saw the strongest team in the World.
Netherlands-Spain the eve of the final was the first time because it Orange La Roja I had never climbed on top step of the podium in the World Championship event, never in history a European team had triumphed outside the Old Continent. In one fell swoop the Iberians have hit the open-the first time.
European Champions and World Champions within 2 years and only the legendary Muller of Germany and Beckenbaur was successful in the years 1972-1974 centering the world title in that case against the Dutch.
After a story that he wanted them to always AWOL on the big occasions, the English in two years you have left behind all their complex and gave free rein to their immense talent. The final in Vienna
to Euro 2008 has been the shift from the psychological point of view to a national and suddenly you discover not only beautiful, but also a winner. The rate
Aragones Del Bosque was not traumatic for the players because the former coach merengue had the presumption to change a team already perfect, but it is limited only to change some things (gives a better structure conservative, leaving less initiative in midfield) and to include some players like Pique and Busquets 11th holder.
Soon it became clear that even with the proper Vicente the route taken was the right one: 10 wins in 10 matches in the World Cup qualifying campaign and a series of shows of force in friendly luxury in the presence of large national as Argentina and France .
Despite the excellent conditions, with the onset Switzerland was a cold shower for the ambitions of La Roja. From that moment on, however, came only wins, and if all the 2-0 ' Honduras was a mere formality, a victory against Chile was one of the most important since it's been worth the first place in the group with the consequent certainty of not meeting the Brazil in the second round. The
Portugal opponent was a more modest, but for most of the race held in check the Iberians, that only through Villa found the goal to open the match and overcome a monumental Eduardo hitherto . In the quarter also
Paraguay was overcome with a network of woes, but the protagonist was Iker Casillas that has first neutralized the rigor Cardozo and then in the end took 2 miracles that have given qualification.
In the semifinals, before the brilliant Loew's Germany was view the best Spain. It took six games before seeing the glimpses of the wonderful team that had dominated the Europeans, but finally the various Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa have relied on all their experience, most international character and the habit to gamble something important. The English
monologue lasted the full 90 minutes and if only there was more cynicism in front of goal in the final, the match could have ended in goleada. On paper, the end seemed pretty obvious and yet, the aggressiveness of the Dutch has great difficulty in Del Bosque's men who have not had time to discuss the high number of fouls and not allowed to weave the median their canvas with a certain continuity.
In such a context, it is coming off a game quite blocked, where they made the news the most colossal failures of occasions Robben face to face with Casillas and Villa that occurred at the most important with wet dust.
90 minutes was not enough to declare a winner and when the epilogue to the penalties now seems obvious, Iniesta has a pierced right all'angolino Stekelenburg. The Jarque dedication to the fans and the race to remain an indelible image in the memory of English fans who knows how many generations to come. The final whistle of a bad Howard Webb there he gave in the celebrations of a nation that had never known such a joy.
E 'the triumph of Del Bosque, a generation of fantastic players and a whole sporting movement which for years has dominated the world stage not only in football but also in other individual sports.
also won that honor for the third time you have to settle for having just attended the final, but objectively they would not have deserved to win as seen in the field, although the opportunities to close the match there had been, but were wasted.
the first time of 'Africa therefore coincided with the first time in Spain that after waiting a long time its time, now you can enjoy your holiday, knowing to be not only the strongest national of the World, but they finally World Champion!
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