International Friendly Comment: Just How Long Can Spain Dominate The World Stage?

In the summer of 2010, a group of Spanish footballers proficient amazing that none before them could. World Cup achievement, along with their earlier Euro 2008 success, sealed the birthright of debatably one of the maximum national teams the world has ever seen.

Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Cesc Fabregas et al. achieved what many true mythology of the game, like Ricardo Zamora, Raul and Emilio Butragueno had failed to do when they lift the World Cup in South Africa.

It would be fair to say that Spain is going from side to side what is commonly referred to as a "golden era," sense that their best players are at present in their major. Xavi and Iniesta control the midfield as well as still, David Villa is on the edge of becoming the country's all-time top scorer, and their backline is debatably the most solid in Spanish the past.

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Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa: Goals Flow Despite Torres And Gerrard’s Absence On Houllier’s Return To Anfield

Goals from David N'gog, Ryan Babel and Maxi Rodriguez fired Liverpool past Aston Villa at Anfield, winning Gerard Houllier's first proficient return to Anfield since disappearance in 2004.

With Fernando Torres unavailble due to his wife going into labour, Babel and N'gog lead the attack and shaped two goals in two minutes to downward Villa by half time.

Maxi Rodriguez grab a third for the Reds in the second half after a good-looking blend with N'gog on the right wing, and fired it past Friedel into the top right hand corner.

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2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain edge past resolute Paraguay

2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain set up a potentially thrilling semi-final meeting with Germany but the European champions had to do it the hard way, requiring a lone 2nd-half strike from David Villa to claim a 1-0 win over a resilient Paraguay 1-0 at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park. The goal saw David Villa take an outright lead in the race for the adidas Golden Boot with 5 goals but the match was as much a tale of 2 failed spot-kicks, one for each side.

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2010 FIFA World Cup: Rampant Spain beats Honduras

2010 FIFA World Cup: A far superior Spain than the side than lost against Switzerland on their opening match in Group H, put 2 goals past Honduras thanks to a David Villa brace and restored a sense of normality in the camp and in the minds of their nervous supporters.

Villa went past 3 defenders in the 17th minute at Ellis Park and Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares got a touch on the rising shot but couldn't keep it out. Then some 5 minutes after the restart of the match after the break, David Villa scored his 40th goal with a shot from the edge of the area which was deflected off a defender and went over Valladares.

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