Spain's World Cup Squad 2010

The Team

Coach / Manager

• Vicente Del Bosque

Goalkeepers

• Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
• José Reina (Liverpool)
• Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)

Defence

• Carlos Marchena (Valencia)
• Raúl Albiol (Real Madrid)
• Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid)
• Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
• Carles Puyol (Barcelona. 32 years old (looks 40) but still tough as nails and scoring goals)
• Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
• Joan Capdevila (Villarreal)

Midfield

• Xavi Alonso (Real Madrid)
• Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
• Francesc "Cesc" Fábregas (Arsenal but likely destined for Barcelona)
• Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
• Javi Martínez (Athletic Club)
• Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)

Attack / Strikers

• Fernando Torres (El Niño - Liverpool)
• David Villa (Valencia)
• Pedro Rodríguez (Barcelona)
• David Jiménez Silva (Was at Valencia, now destined for Manchester City)
• Jesús Navas González (Seville)
• Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia)
• Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)

World Cup 2010 interesting Spain facts

• Highest attendances games in the World Cup 2010 was 84,490 in the South Africa v Mexico game and the final - Spain v Holland
• Fuengirola Adjuntaniento have elected to name a street, square or public area to commemorate Spain's victory. The proposed name is 'Seleccion Espanola de futbol campeona del Mundo 2010'
• 500,000 people are said to have lined the streets of Madrid's Puente del Rey to celebrate Spain's victory
• 5 people were stabbed during the post celebration party in Malaga with a further 20 attacks recorded
• The World Cup has been good for the health of the average Spaniard with hospital emergencies dropping by 20% on the eve of the final
• The most number of passes completed (10 games) - Spain - 3,654
• For winning the World Cup Spain recieved 21.5 million Euros (£18 million)

World Cup 2010 - 1st stage - Group H

16 June

Spain                    0-1 (0-0)               Switzerland

21 June

Spain                    2-0 (1-0)               Honduras

25 June

Chile                     1-2 (0-2)               Spain

Spain's passage to the 2010 World Cup Final

Spain's standing after 1^st round of the 2010 World cup

2^nd stage (Knockout)

29 June

Spain                    1:0 (0:0)               Portugal

Quarter-finals

03 July  

Paraguay             0:1 (0:0)               Spain

Semi-finals

07 July  

Germany              0:1 (0:0)               Spain

The World Cup Final

Sunday 11 July   

Holland      v        Spain