Ever since I started watching football many years ago now, when it came time for the World Cup, Spain were always considered a dangerous threat by many pundits that they would win the tournament, only to let everyone down time and time again. Spain are likely to have one of the best selling world cup jersey in the tournament, but the best they have finished is 4th place in a World Cup and that was in 1950. Yes, they have won the European Championship twice, in 1964 and 2008, but I don’t think they’ve ever been serious contenders to win a World Cup… that is, until now.
Vicente Del Bosque’s side will have taken a massive confidence boost from their achievements not only in Euro 2008, but the fact that they won every single group game in World Cup Qualification. Those playing in a Spain World Cup jerseymanaged to score 28 goals in 10 games and only conceded 5, which is a fantastic record, in a group that contained teams like Bosnia, Turkey and Belgium.
This current Spanish squad has shown that it is more than just a good team on paper and I honestly believe that it’s the best chance Spain have ever had of winning the World Cup. Obviously, injuries could occur to key players throughout the season and it is impossible to predict which players will make it to the tournament because of that, but as you can see, there is great strength in depth and at the moment, Spain are my favourites to go all the way.
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