FIFA World Cup 2010 – Team Profile Spain

Post by Suresh Iyer

Spain are the world’s top rated ranked team and overwhelming favourites to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup, ahead of five times champions Brazil, and defending champions, Italy. They capped their Euro 2008 title with a clean sweep of the qualification matches, leading up to the Globe Cup.Their formidable ahead line is led by David Villa, who top scored in the European Championship, and Fernando Torres, the common star of Liverpool. Their mid-subject has Xavi and Andres Iniesta, both Barcelona players, with a robust defence comprising Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, alongside goalie, Iker Casillas.Vicente Del Bosque who took about as coach from Luis Aragones hopes to construct on his predecessor’s Euro 2008 achievement.In Torres, Spain boast a single of the world’s most prolific aim scorers this will be Torres’ 2nd Globe Cup. Torres credits his target scoring capabilities to his early knowledge with Atletico Madrid.Another player to view is the 21 year outdated proper back, Juan Manuel Mata, whose stint with Valencia has witnessed him mature into a formidable player. Apart from aiding the forwards, Mata has a pleased propensity for scoring goals.Spain, who are in group H, along with Chile, Honduras and Switzerland are expected to head their group, and are most likely to play Portugal in the pre-quarter-last round. They are probable to face defending champions, Italy, in the quarter finals, the first actual challenge they are likely to deal with.Presented the talent of this Spanish crew, they need to guard versus about-self-assurance, and appear past their past when they have tended to complete beneath possible. They ought to remember the instance of France in Planet Cup 2002. France, acquiring won Euro 2000, entered the tournament with a fat of expectation that proved too difficult to bear, and crashed out, in the second round.Their legion of followers will be praying that Spain don’t succumb to the very same fate.

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