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Madiba gets World Cup Final match ball

Madiba gets World Cup Final match ball

The official match ball used in the Final of the 2010 Fifa World Cup has found a home – it is now in the possession of one of the world's biggest icons, Nelson Mandela. more

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Ramos tops WC player rankings

Ramos tops WC player rankings
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Iniesta explains t-shirt message

Iniesta explains t-shirt message
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Robben not pleased with referee Webb

Robben not pleased with referee Webb
An angry and frustrated Netherlands winger Arjen Robben...

Fabregas - Dedicates win to family

Fabregas - Dedicates win to family
Cesc Fabregas has declared that the win over Netherlands...

CURRENT SQUAD

No.   Position Player
1 Spain GK Iker Casillas
1 Spain GK Jose "Pepe" Reina
1 Spain GK Víctor Valdés
18 Spain DF Raul Albiol
16 Spain DF Alvaro Arbeloa
5 Spain DF Carlos Marchena
5 Spain DF Carles Puyol
5 Spain DF Juan Capdevila
4 Spain DF Sergio Ramos
3 Spain DF Gerard Pique
24 Spain MD Javier Martínez
22 Spain MD Xabi Alonso
21 Spain MD David Silva
16 Spain MD Sergio Busquets
10 Spain MD Cesc Fábregas
8 Spain MD Andrés Iniesta
7 Spain MD Jesús Navas
6 Spain MD Xavi Hernández
17 Spain ST Pedro Rodríguez
10 Spain ST Juan Manuel Mata
9 Spain ST Fernando Torres
9 Spain ST Fernando Llorente
7 Spain ST David Villa
 

CLUB INFORMATION

After years of underachieving, Spain finally got it right when they beat Germany in the Final of Euro 2008.

After beating Italy in the quarterfinals and Russia in the last four, Fernando Torres’ first-half strike in the Final against Germany proved enough to hand Spain their first major title in 44 years.

Between 2007 and 2009 they also set a world record of going undefeated for 35 matches.

Coach: Vicente del Bosque
Nickname: La Roja
Honours: 1964, 2008 European champions; 1992 Olympic champions
Previous World Cup appearances: 12 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Best World Cup finish: 4th (1950)
LAST FIVE FIXTURES:
11/07 N'lands 0-1 Spain
07/07 Germany 0-1 Spain
03/07 Paraguay 0-1 Spain
29/06 Spain 1-0 Portugal
25/06 Chile 1-2 Spain
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