MADRID - Spain revelled in World Cup glory Monday as its conquering football team headed home with the trophy having inspired a red and gold fiesta with their victory in the final over the Netherlands.
MADRID - Spain revelled in World Cup glory Monday as its conquering football team headed home with the trophy having inspired a red and gold fiesta with their victory in the final over the Netherlands.
Spanish fans danced the night away in a joyous fiesta after their first ever World Cup triumph, but silence fell across the Netherlands as the country again tasted the bitterness of defeat.
Spanish newspapers on Monday hailed Spain’s “epic” and “historic” first ever World Cup win.
Quotes from Spain players after Sunday’s 1-0 World Cup final victory over the Netherlands:
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan was on Sunday surprisingly awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the 2010 World Cup.
South Africa basked in the success of its trouble-free World Cup, as finishing touches were put to the closing ceremony with superstar Shakira and a herd of giant elephant puppets.
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Spain won the World Cup for the first time when they beat Netherlands 1-0 after extra time thanks to a goal by midfielder Andres Iniesta.
Spain and the Netherlands have all the talent necessary to provide one of the most thrilling World Cup finals in the tournament’s 80-year history.
Football fever swept Spain and the Netherlands as fans desperate to taste World Cup success for the first time painted the streets red and orange.