Spain

Futbol aburrido- are Spain really entertaining to watch?

By Peter Jackson on July 9th, 2010.

With Spain looking forward to their first ever world cup final on Sunday, Peter Jackson asks: are they really nice to watch? Yes they’re through, yes it was convincing but really… did you enjoy it? Spain beat Germany in the Moses Mabhida stadium after a header by Carlos Puyol but at times you questioned whether…

Schweinsteiger ‘humbled’ by the Spanish

By Ahmed Umair on July 9th, 2010.

The Spanish really rubbed their victory in Bastian Schweinsteiger’s face as he was giving an interview. Poor guy.

Netherlands vs Spain: World Cup Final Preview

By Chris Wright on July 9th, 2010.

The culmination of a month of toil, jubilation and heartbreak is set to come to a showpiece head in the magnificent surroundings of Soccer City in Joburg on Sunday, as both the Netherlands and Spain will compete to be crowned world champions.

Netherlands vs Spain – the Dutch artists vs the Spanish perfectionists

By Patrick Devaney on July 8th, 2010.

Well here we are. 62 games played and only the 3rd place play-off left along with masterpiece of a mouth-watering final featuring Spain against the Netherlands. Both nations have players who’ve played in Champions League winning teams yet the importance of this game is on an entirely different magnitude. 46 million people in Spain and another 6 million in Holland will…

World Cup News: Paul’s 100% Record Continues As Spain Reach The Final

By Chris Wright on July 8th, 2010.

Buenos dias a usted and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Spain raised their game (slightly) to beat Germany in last night’s semi-final clash, but I’m afraid they actually had precious little say in the outcome of the game – as their fate had already been sealed by a certain clairvoyant mollusk….

Germany 0-1 Spain – Video Highlights

By Jonathon Feyerherm on July 7th, 2010.

Germany 0-1 Spain 2010 FIFA World Cup 7 July 2010 Spain would move into their first ever FIFA World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Germany. The score was the same as the 2008 Euro Final but this time it was Carlos Puyol who would score the winning goal. The opening match didn’t have…

Has European Flair Triumphed Over South American Pragmatism?

By Chris Wright on July 7th, 2010.

Ah! There’s that word again. ‘Pragmatism’. It surely is the most overused term at this summer’s World Cup and probably for a good reason. Whereas as beforehand I’d only ever heard it used in a footballing context by the more ‘scholarly’ amongst the punditry circle, this summer the word has found it’s way into the…

World Cup News: Diego Maradona Is Completely Monumental!

By Chris Wright on July 7th, 2010.

Morning all and welcome, once more, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. In what may turn out to be the smallest statue ever conceived, the Argentinian house of congress is mulling over a proposal to erect a monument in honour of diddy ‘ickle Diego Maradona – presumably for his services to the drug…

Germany v Spain: Historic excellence vs pure talent

By Ahmed Umair on July 6th, 2010.

Historically, there’s no comparison between Germany and Spain. Except for 1930, 1938, 1950 and 1978 Germany has been right up there in the final stages of the World Cup. Three quarterfinals, four semifinals, four runners up and of course three times champions out of their 17 appearances. Whereas, Spain was fourth in 1950 and reached…