8 goals in 7 games net Spain the World Cup. Despite the paltry scoring, they’re deserving champions — I’m not sure we’ve ever seen a midfield dominate possession so completely and effortlessly in every game. They sent teams chasing after the ball until an opening presented itself, usually late, and…
Yeah, so…there were these penalty kicks… So. This game. I wasn’t going to have much to say about it, really. The first half was a scoreless…well, I won’t go so far as to call it a bore, but it was far from exciting. Paraguay’s defense was pretty strong, and they…
Yay, me! All me! I win! The knockout round ended today with the Iberian derby, as Spain pushed past Portugal with a 1-0 victory. Super happy David Villa’s 63rd minute strike may have been the only goal, but it was a far more entertaining game than the scoreline would have…
SCORE! SCORE! CHOKE! Almost a great performance from Spain thanks to an almost-cluch performance by one of their star strikers leaves them almost in a good position. A zig-zagging strike for the ages from David Villa after 17 minutes gave the impression Spain was about to open the floodgates. When…