Spain’s 2010 conquerors in numbers

Spain had never even sailed past a quarter-finals. Then tika-taka befuddled foes and bearing them to a Soccer City showpiece. Then Andres Iniesta stranded a adidas Jo’bulani home to make Spain a eighth FIFA World Cupâ„¢ winners. FIFA.com recalls a fascinating sum behind La Roja’s conquest.

88 per cent was a pass-completion rate of Sergio Busquets and Carles Puyol – a joint-third-highest of a contest behind Ricardo Carvalho (89 per cent) and Felipe Melo (90 per cent). Xavi done a competition-best 544 passes.

80 kilometres – a stretch of dual marathons – is a forlorn sum Xavi lonesome during a tournament. Bastian Schweinsteiger did 400 metres reduction in second place. Only another dual players – Maxi Pereira and Sami Khedira – privileged 75 kilometres.

75 per cent of Spain’s goals were scored or assisted by David Villa – a record for a World Cup-winning side given 1962. El Guaje is followed by Diego Maradona (71 per cent of Argentina’s in 1986), Romario (64 per cent of Brazil’s in 1994), Paolo Rossi (58 per cent of Italy’s in 1982) and Pele (53 per cent of Brazil’s in 1970).

44 years had upheld given a side won a World Cup Final in their second-choice shirts until ‘The Red’ did it in dark-blue. After England kick West Germany in red in 1966, West Germany had mislaid to Argentina in immature in ’86, Argentina had depressed to West Germany in dark-blue 4 years later, and France had been overcome by Italy in white in 2006.

31 solo runs is a South Africa 2010-high surprisingly done by Spain right-back Sergio Ramos. He was followed by Lukas Podolski (27), Andres Iniesta (26), Lionel Messi, David Villa (both 25) and Arjen Robben (24).

30 points from a probable 30 is what Spain got in South Africa 2010 qualifying. Only 3 other teams have survived a rough debate of during slightest 5 matches with a ideal record – Brazil in 1970, West Germany in 1982 and a Netherlands also in 2010.

14 uninterrupted penalties – a World Cup record – is what Spain had scored in matches until David Villa mislaid their 100 per cent record by rub-down a turn far-reaching opposite Honduras. Jose Iraragorri, Roberto Lopez Ufarte, Juanito, Andoni Goikoetxea, Emilio Butragueno, Michel, Pep Guardiola, Txiki Begiristain, Fernando Hierro thrice in succession, Villa, Fernando Torres and Villa again had converted all of La Roja’s hitherto spot-kicks. Xabi Alonso afterwards missed Spain’s subsequent chastisement opposite Paraguay.

14 yellow cards is what Howard Webb distributed in a Final – one each 8.6 mins on normal and simply some-more than a prior record of six, set by Argentina and West Germany in 1986. Spain had progressing turn a initial organisation given Hungary in 1986 to tarry a World Cup’s organisation theatre but collecting a booking.

11 teams had a higher goals-to-games ratio than Spain (1.1) during South Africa 2010 – Germany (2.3), Argentina (2.0), Brazil (1.8), Portugal (1.8), a Netherlands (1.7), Uruguay (1.6), Korea Republic (1.5), Côte d’Ivoire (1.3), Italy (1.3), Slovakia (1.3) and USA (1.3). Spain, who netted 8 times, became a lowest-scoring side to win a World Cup. The prior low was 11, set by England in 1966 and equalled by Brazil in 1994.

9.79 out of a 10 was a rating that saw Ramos top a Castrol Index. The Camas local was one of 5 Spaniards in a initial six, along with Joan Capdevila (2nd), Puyol (3rd), Gerard Pique (5th) and Villa (6th). Germany’s Phillip Lahm came 4th.
Only 3 of Joachim’s jubilant 2014 patrol done a tip 10 on a Castrol Index – Toni Kroos, Mats Hummels and Thomas Muller.

4 hours and 16 minutes: that is what Spain had played before Iniesta finally finished their extra-time idea drought during a World Cup. Spain unsuccessful to measure in a additional 30 mins opposite Italy in 1934, Belgium in 1986, Yugoslavia in 1990, and Republic of Ireland and Korea Republic in 2002.

3 uncapped players done Del Bosque’s patrol – Victor Valdes, Javi Martinez and Pedro. The 7 organisation cut from Spain’s provisional patrol were David De Gea, Diego Lopez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Senna, Santi Cazorla, Dani Guiza and Alvaro Negredo.

3 players scored for Spain during South Africa 2010 – No5 Puyol, No6 Iniesta and No7 Villa – a record low for a World Cup-winning side. A record 10 players netted for Italy during Germany 2006.

2 World Cups is what Iker Casillas is a usually goalkeeper to save penalties in (excluding shoot-outs). ‘Saint Iker’, who denied Republic of Ireland’s Ian Harte during Korea/Japan 2002, dived south-west to locate a bid of Paraguay’s Oscar Cardoza with deadlock total in their quarter-final. Casillas after suggested Pepe Reina, one of his deputies, had told him where Cardozo would put a ball.

2 pre-tournament favourites have won a World Cup given contingency were publicised forward of a 1978 eventuality – Brazil, who were joint-favourites with Germany in 1994, and Spain in 2010. The other pre-tournament favourites were West Germany in 1978 (reached a second round), Brazil in 1982 (second round), Brazil in 1986 (quarter-finals), Italy in 1990 (semi-finals), Germany in 1994 (quarter-finals), Brazil in 1998 (Final), Argentina in 2002 (group stage), Brazil in 2006 (quarter-finals), and Brazil in 2014 (semi-finals).

1 organisation has mislaid a initial diversion and left on to win a World Cup: Spain. Of a other 3 sides to have carried a Trophy carrying mislaid a match, dual of them – West Germany in 1974 and Argentina in ’78 – did so in their final organisation outing, when gift to a knockout proviso was already secured. The usually dominant organisation in South Africa was surprisingly New Zealand.

0 waste in 85 years: that was Spain’s record opposite Switzerland until Gelson Fernandes bundled home a supposed ‘scrappiest idea in World Cup history’ to sign a 1-0 dissapoint in their Durban curtain-raiser. Spain won 15 and drew 3 of a sides’ initial 18 encounters.

0 goals conceded in a knockout theatre is what Spain of 2010 are a usually World Cup-winning side to achieve. The dual goals La Roja conceded altogether tied a record for slightest goals conceded by a champions, common by France of 1998 and Italy of 2006. West Germany leaked 14 goals en track to excellence in 1954.

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