Posted on Thursday, 22nd July 2010 by Freddy Hintz
Spain has been a team that has been able to score goals. They’ve often been able to score goals with ease. They’ve had big results leading up to the World Cup, but Holland played an extremely aggressive game, holding them to only a late goal in the finals of the World Cup.
It was just a matter of time before one of their chances went in. They had the momentum and all experts were saying Spain would do it as the game went on. Finally, a red-card was drawn and that played a big role in opening up some space for Spain.
Andres Iniesta was the man to secure the game in overtime. It took 116 minutes for Spain to put the ball in the old onion bag, but it was due to their persistent pressure they had against the Netherlands. It was only a matter of time before someone put one home.
It was only in the finals that Spain had trouble scoring. The entire World Cup was unlike Spain, but they still managed to find away to pull out. They only scored eight goals throughout their 2010 World Cup Championship. That’s less than one goal per game! Many teams wouldn’t be able to deal with this sort of frustration, but they kept organized and kept working together.
Many fans are left wondering what could have been for the Netherlands. What would have happened if they didn’t get a red card? What about Arjen Robben’s two great chances to score? Nobody will ever know, but things would have absolutely been different.
Spain has made history. It’s a huge accomplishment to win the World Cup for any country, even if they’ve done if before. However, Spain has never done it before and they’ve won more than just the World Cup. They’ve won the Euro Cup and World Cup consecutively!
Many experts believe Spain was stronger at the Euro Cup two years ago, which makes their win even more impressive. They weren’t the best they’ve been and were still able to take home the title!
Spain was an extremely deep team. With Fabregas and Fernando Torres on the bench, they had some extra juice to bring in. These tournaments take a serious toll on the players, so having as deep of a team as Spain really goes a long way.
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