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By Garret Smoot


During the World Cup qualifiers and the European Championships Spain produced goals like no team I've ever seen before. It was never a problem as they simply knew how to find the back of the net. However, in the 2010 World Cup Spain had trouble scoring in the finals against Netherlands.

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!

Spain didn't look like championship material until they showed Germany what they can do. They peaked at the right time. Considering the Spanish side was even better at the Euro-Cup, it's impressive that they were still able to capture the title.

This team was extremely creative and kept the ball better than any other team. More importantly, they were the deepest squad in the tournament, which helped as fatigue kicked in. Having players like Torres and Fabregas off the bench is a dream come true and it showed in the finals when they came in late in the game.




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