History of World Cup 2010: Spain on top of the world

World Cup 2010 is a festival football was the first world football event to be held in Africa and South Africa was the chosen country. Throughout history, there has been no European team. Which Europe won the World Cup when this tournament was held outside the old continent?

However, Spain went down in history when it won the championship in Johannesburg (South Africa). Euro 2008 Spain brings World Cup 2010 quality squad with excellent players such as Casillas Ramos Pique Puyol Xavi Alonso Iniesta Villa Torres.

Compared to the European championship in Austria and Switzerland The Spanish Sy has only two changes. Coach Del Bosque replaced Luis Aragones and Sergio Busquets took on the “scanner” task instead of Marcos Senna.

Spain not only maintained the famous tiqui-taca playing style (ball control and (passes continuously at high speed) they also play pragmatically and maintain balance in both defense and attack.

La Furia Roja was shocked when they lost 0-1 to Switzerland in the match. Opening. However, two consecutive wins against Chile and Honduras took La Furia Roja to the round of 16 before they beat Cristiano’s Portugal Ronaldo in extra time.

Spain then continuously defeated Paraguay and Germany to advance to the final with a score of 1-0. Before the Netherlands played negatively and somewhat ugly with the pair Van Bommel – Nigel De Jong in the middle of the field, Spain still played sublimated. Iniesta’s volley of a lifetime in the 117th minute brought Spain the World Cup championship for the first time in history.

Spain’s 2010 World Cup championship marked a generation of players Talent is spread across all three lines, but David Villa is the most notable star. El Guaje scored 5 goals and became the top scorer of the tournament.