Blog Posts Tagged with: Spain

European Champions Spain suffered a shock defeat against Slovakia who beat the champions at home in Zilian. The home side took the lead against the run of play in the 17th minute when Juraj Kucka’s scored a free kick which deceived Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Spain dominated the rest of the first half but could not break down the Slovakian defence. Spain found it hard to break down the... Read more
World Cup champions Spain has been knocked out of the World Cup after only 2 games. Spain who was heavily tipped to be contenders for the World Cup lost their opening 2 games to the Netherlands and Chile. Afters Spain’s 5-1 hammering against the Netherlands, they know that they would have to win their reminding 2 games to progress from the group stages. Spain looked threaten from the start.... Read more
Spain Have won Euro 2012 after an emphatic 4-0 victory over Italy which saw goals from David Silva, Jordi Alba, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata. Spain have been criticised throughout the tournament being accused of playing "boring" football. Spain answered these critics in fantastic fashion and have been tipped by many as the best team to have ever played. Andres Iniesta has also been crowned... Read more