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.
In the 116th minute Andres Iniesta gave the lead to Spain. Torres and Fabregas came off the bench and helped put some pressure on the exhausted Netherlands team. Spain kept the pressure on and they were due. They knew they had to avoid penalties as that's pretty much a toss up. So they kept on working!
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 looked like some what of a different team than at the Euro Cup. Regardless if people think they look worse or better, they still know how to get the job done. Most experts believe they've slowed down a bit, but they're still the best even after slowing down a bit!
It's not easy playing in these games for four weeks in Africa. After a long professional season, the bodies of these players need a rest and for this reason, having a deep bench is crucial. Clearly, Spain had one of the deepest teams in the tournament and Netherlands chose the wrong team to go into extra time against!
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