Chupinazo in Durban

When Vicente del Bosque He appeared that July 6, 2010 at the official press conference of the FIFAheld at the stadium Moses Mabhida of Durban, the chupinazo that inaugurated thes Sanfermines in Pamplona. AS proposed to Del Bosque to tie the classic red scarf of San Fermin that day of the chupinazo to pose in a photograph.

The coach took a special photo before that press conference in which he was asked about the coincidence of the semifinal match against Germany with the day of San Fermín: “Phenomenal. For me it is a marked day because my father and my brother, May they rest in peace, they were called Fermín. I have memories since I was a child. On July 7, my father would wake us up early, we would watch the running of the bulls together and then we would celebrate the saint together. San Fermín is a special Saint in the Del Bosque house. may he give us luck today and help us. “

Spain was prepared to run the running of the bulls Germany. The chupinazo had been classified to the semifinal for the first time in history. The Mannschaft (the team, in German, as the German team is known) was the last stumbling block to reach the first World Cup final. The National Team put Spain in the world as the Sanfermines do every summer.

Del Bosque recognized in the preview that the German team It was better than the one of two years before in the Eurocopa: “Yes, it is a better team than in 2008. They have renewed themselves and have managed to be a team. They play very direct and vertical.”

And when askedOr if Torres was going to be a starter was ambiguous: “We will see. Those who suit us will play the most.” With that answer and that of the day after the victory against Paraguay, all the special envoys were convinced that he was going to leave the then forward of the Liverpool on the bench. In the pool of possible substitutes they continued to appear Cesc (that his fibula hurt and they did a test that day in the morning and ruled out injury) and Llorente. And it was also added to Navas. That July 6, nobody matched the lineup. Not in the newspapers on the 7th.

The one who was the undisputed owner was Andres Iniesta. After starting the competition with physical discomfort, the Sourcealbilla It went from less to more like the team. That day he went to a press conference with Xabi Alonso and he declared: “We have the final goal close and that is why we are focused, psyched up and wanting to play the match against Germany. It is a unique situation, it is a semifinal, but it does not enter my head to think only about this match, but about lift the cup. “

Damián, Félix and Antonio, those in charge of the material, left that night everything prepared in the dressing room of the National Team. The utilleros also worked hard to be world champions.