The Spanish national team was crowned world champion in South Africa on July 11, 2010, exactly 13 years ago. The national team, managed by Vicente del Bosque, forgot the stumble of their debut against Switzerland to the point of reaching the final and beating the Netherlands in the 116th minute of extra time thanks to a goal by Andrés Iniesta.
Reports, memories in memory and images for eternity. July 11, 2010 It was the day that the history of football in Spain changed forever. This Tuesday 13 years have passed from the moment in which Andres Iniesta He stamped the star on the shield of ' la Roja ' on the green of Soccer City in Johannesburg (South Africa).
The national representation that he trained Vicente del Bosque started off on the wrong foot due to the goal from Gelson Fernandes , the one who put the victory on the scoreboard Switzerland . However, the 23 chosen They managed to defeat Honduras with goals from David Villa . Precisely, the '7' and Andres Iniesta They marked the targets that knocked down Chili -who celebrated the goal of Rodrigo Millar - at the end of the group stage.
Already in the life or death eliminatory rounds, the ' Villa factor ' against Portugal in the round of 16, the stoppage of Iker Casillas to Oscar Cardozo from 11 meters against Paraguay in the quarterfinals or the header of Carles Puyol in view of Germany In the semi-finals they pointed the way to Spain towards the final, the one in which Netherlands was on the other side of the field.
Only 3 footballers played it all
Jesus Navas He started the race from the right side. Andres Iniesta served as a back heel. The rebound was caught by the current captain of the Seville to open to Fernando Torres , who placed the center towards the crescent moon. Cesc Fabregas found the perfect pass to the magician from Fuentealbilla. The '6' only had to volley the ball Maarten Stekelenburg and the rest is simply history.
The 3 players who competed in all possible minutes of the World Cup - 630 - were Iker Casillas , Gerard Pique and Joan Capdevila . On the 2nd step, the 625 of Carles Puyol . And completing the podium, David Villa with 619 , just ahead of the 617 of Sergio Ramos or the 606 of Xavi Hernandez , now coach of Barcelona .
The king of the final was Andrés Iniesta , but the '7' was the great argument for which ' la Roja ' reached the final in Johannesburg: leader in goals -5 of the 8 that were marked- and in games scoring -4 of 7-. Merit also reigned in Iker Casillas' 5 clean sheets , who only conceded in the group stage in view of Swiss and Chile . In short, the star of the best Spain of history is already blowing its 13th candle.
