Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Spain Tries And Tries But As Always Looses 1-0 To Switzerland

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Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", Spain Tries And Tries But As Always Looses 1-0 To Switzerland

Every time I watch Spain get ready for a world cup, I am reminded of their famous armada which so powerfully and arrogantly went out to conquer England with so many big strong powerful ships which even received the blessings of their Catholic church as well as the pope yet all ended not only in defeat but in tragedy. This being the case that by the end of the battle most of the armada's galleons were either damaged or lying somewhere at the bottom of the ocean; somewhere off the coast of Ireland. So sure were they of victory that the idea of loosing did not even occur to them.

Spain by many were seen as a favorite to win the world cup and to them I would say that Spain has not only yet to win a world cup, they have yet to even make it to the final and even a semifinal, for though in 1950 they came in fourth; the truth was they were playing in a tournament where all one needed to do was pass the first round to be amongst the top four.

Spain however for its part has had great teams but if one thinks the matter carefully they were all clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona yet when it comes to national teams; the story is a completely different one. It being a case of them having been amongst the favorites to win the world cup since 1962 where two defeats to both Brazil and Czechoslovakia saw them exit in the first round. Spain would even go on to win the European championship two years later in 64 yet despite this were again eliminated in the first round in the world cup in 66 when both Germany and Argentina defeated them by 2-1 and though they did manage to beat Switzerland; it made no difference for one win was not enough.
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Spain once again like back then came in to this world cup as not only the defending European champion but one of the heavy favorites to win or at least according to those so called "experts" whose knowledge does not extend beyond the title they have bestowed upon themselves. Spain however this year unlike in 66 rather than win against Switzerland has lost against the team they though they would not have any problems in defeating. Switzerland's well deserved victory coming thanks a very odd goal by Fernandez at the 52 minute mark of the game.

Spain, for its part would press forward on attack yet time after time was met with a solid defense, whose goal keeper was seldom troubled; apart from the one shot by Alonso which rattled of the crossbar. Switzerland, after taking the lead at the 52 minute mark would fall back on their defense as Spain time after time showed their ineptitude in not only scoring but creating any real scoring chances apart from Alonso's strike. Switzerland, in fact had two chances in the last 15 minutes of the game that would have put it out of reach. One of these scoring opportunities being a shot by Verdiok which hit of the right post only to go down as a near goal. The game was tense at the end with Switzerland holding on while Spain attacked, all of which was made more dramatic when the referee for some strange reason added five minutes of additional time to the game.

As for Switzerland, they have taken an important step toward the next round while Spain is one step closer to being eliminated in the first round for the second time in the last four world cups. All of which perhaps should teach them a lesson that putting the carriage in front of the horse is not wise. This being the case since last week talk in the media in Spain centered mostly on who they would play in the quarterfinals, as if it were a sure thing that they would get there.

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