by karimkha

Created on: July 17, 2010   Last Updated: July 18, 2010

The 11th July, the day the La Furja Roja finally made a name for itself. We were always flops who never made it past the quarter finals but this year thanks to the “Golden Generation”  we have not only won a world cup but also a EURO in the space of two years and that really is something to relish. We have been fasting for over 80 years now, however this year I thought there was something special, I had a feeling that we were going to win it and when I believe something is going to happen it is usually the outcome. Although I was sure that we were going to win, I received a pre-tournament blow via Pele. At that point I was a bit queasy as in 1994 he said that Colombia was going to win it ...out of the 1st round. In 2002 he believed France was going to defend its world cup title and we all know what happened there, no goals were scored making it the most shameful team in  France’s history (although this year’s team can give them competition). In 2006, he said England would win it... Rooney’s red card and Ronaldo’s wink remind us of England’s loss on penalties against Portugal yet again. And this year he predicted that Spain, England and Brazil were all in with a shout and he believed that Rooney and Messi were going to light up the World cup after their impressive form for clubs Manchester united and Barcelona respectively.

Our Road to South Africa

After a triumphant Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland we were drawn in a group along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Euro semi finalists Turkey, Armenia, Estonia and Belgium. We won 10/10 games which otherwise only Holland achieved.

Spain’s road to the final

When the groups were drawn in Johannesburg in December, not just me, but also the rest of the Spanish nation thought that our group was the easiest in the world cup. However we were the first team to fall to defeat in the hands of Europeans Switzerland where we fell victim to a defensive mistake by Gerard Pique and a lapse of concentration Iker Casillas. Manchester City youth product Gelson Fernandez was there to take advantage. Switzerland were ranked 25 in the Fifa world rankings which is 23 places below Spain’s 2nd place. Rumours after the match stated that Casillas was talking to his girlfriend Sara Caberano who was in the stands behind him.

Over the next two games in the group we gained a certain reputation for play acting and diving. Mr Fernando Torres, who left his goal scoring boots back

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