¡Viva España! (Spain Wins…Again!)

On Sunday, the Spanish national soccer team accomplished an extraordinary feat: winning a third major tournament in a row.  With their 4-0 drubbing of Italy in Kiev on Sunday, Spain has proven victorious in the last two European Championships as well as the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.  In the fifty-two year history of the European Championships (known as the Euros), no other team has won back-to-back titles. This Spanish team managed to do so in addition to winning on the world’s largest stage in 2010.

Spanish National Team celebrates in Kiev

With the victory, Spain has taken another step toward establishing this set of players as the greatest team in the history of international football. The team will now begin to focus on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, qualifications for which begin later this year.  While Spain has dominated in recent years, concerns about the increasing age of many key players add some doubt to their quest for another World Championship. Nevertheless, Spain will certainly move forward as favorites in 2014.

Spaniards cheering on a victory

Want to check out this team for yourself? Spain kicks off its World Cup Qualifiers against Georgia on September 11^th. If you can’t wait that long, the Spanish Olympic team (made up of U23 players along with a limited group of veterans) will face Japan at 2:45pm on July 26^th in Glasglow.

Steven Brisley
Marketing Intern