Spain were drawn in group H, with matches against Switzerland, Honduras and Chile. If they win through, they will meet a side from group G which includes Brazil, Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea. (04.12.09)
Spain finished top of their group despite losing their first match to Switzerland, and they meet Portugal in the first knock-out round. (25.06.10)
Spain beat Portugal 1-0, and are through to meet Paraguay in the quarter finals. (29.06.10)
Another 1-0 win over a defensive Paraguay took Spain in to the semi-finals for the first time in their history. (03.07.10)
And again Spain won by a single goal, this time against Germany, to go through to a historic final with Holland! (07.07.10)
A goal in extra time by Barcelona's Andrés Iniesta gave Spain their first ever World Cup!!! (11.07.10)
Fixtures, results and venues were as follows:
Date | Location | |||
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16 Jun 2010 | Spain |
0-1 | Switzerland Gerlan Fernandes |
Durban |
21 Jun 2010 | Spain David Villa (2) |
2-0 | Honduras |
Johannesburg |
25 Jun 2010 | Chile Millar |
1-2 | Spain David Villa, Iniesta |
Pretoria |
29 Jun 2010 | Spain David Villa |
1-0 | Portugal |
Cape Town |
3 Jul 2010 | Paraguay |
0-1 | Spain David Villa |
Johannesburg |
7 Jul 2010 | Germany |
0-1 | Spain Puyol |
Durban |
11 Jul 2010 | Holland |
0-1 (aet) | Spain Iniesta |
Johannesburg |