Spain makes history

The ball of that World Cup was called Jabulani. In the isizulú language, Jabulani means “to celebrate”, according to some versions. AND “be happy”, according to others. The happy Jabulani did not want to enter that July 2 at the Paraguay goal and crashed on the pole in the soft Pedrito auction. He rejects it Villa hooked and his shot also hit the same post, but sweetly, it hit the other post and I go in. A whole country rose up in a scream. Villa materialized that night the dream of several generations of Spanish.

The curse of rooms had been passed at Euro 2008 with the penalties against Italy with Casillas and Cesc as heroes, but you had to overcome it in the world. Spain made history and for first time got into semifinals of a World Cup. Those boars played for and for glory. And they did not fail. They didn't play well, but they won. In life nothing is easy and the things that are achieved with suffering are appreciated much more. Winning to Paraguay they had already made history, but they wanted to pass to the posterity of soccer. Alone two steps left. It would not be easy. All of Spain dreamed awake.

Some were surprised by Paraguay's approach, which pushed us up, Bielsa style. But the scout Paco Jiménez and Antonio Fernandez Del Bosque and Toni Grande and It planned. Even so it was hard to shake us he Paraguayan burden. The Guaranis were in no hurry. They wasted time. They were looking for penalties. But they didn't make it to the batch. For the first time in a World Cup two penalties were missed in one match. Iker's pardon. Great the captain of La Roja! And great Pepe Reina who showed him where he was going to shoot Thistle. Justo Villar he guessed the penalty that Xabi Alonso shot. And later Casillas reappeared at the foot of Santa Cruz to make another paradón.

Forest It showed itself very happy for the triumph and for having achieved something I had never obtained the Selection: “Reaching the semifinals of a World Cup is great for Spanish football, something fantastic. But It is not an isolated incident. This generation has been achieving successes in recent years, it has curdled by the sum of several factors and perhaps we are in the best moment of soccer in Spain. Hopefully it will be a good football advertisement for children and young people. “

The coach explained the exchange of Cesc for Torres: “The opponent was preventing us from controlling the game and possessing the ball, and he needed a player like Cesc to give control. Then entered Pedro, because I was looking for more depth“Spain made history on July 3, 2010, but Del Bosque was ambitious: “We are not satisfied, we want more. The best is yet to come. The National Team is fine and this victory will fill us with morale. But there is no time for many celebrations because Germany awaits us on Wednesday.” In the semifinals. Germany. Almost nothing.