As the World Cup Brazil 2014 is getting closer to its opening stage, it should be much more interesting for football lovers to travel back in time and check out what happened four years ago in South Africa.
The ultimate rise of Spain football was shown as they finally lived up to their potential and got their hands in major international trophy such as the World Cup crown.
Starting that tournament in a disappointing fashion after being beaten by Switzerland, La Furia Roja bounced back and managed to put on a solid display until the final match.
Spain grabbed their first World Cup title after overcoming Netherlands 1-0 through a solitary goal from Andres Iniesta in such a tight final encounter which saw both teams missing out several goal scoring chances.
Uruguay also made their mark in that tournament by getting into the semifinals stage, though they ends up in fourth place, but it was a pretty surprising result indeed for Luis Suarez and co.
The major upset on that tournament would be Italy’s elimination in the group stage as they failed to compete with Paraguay along with Slovakia which eventually resulted in the sacking of Marcello Lippi.
There were many interesting stories about the tournament itself as South Africa received many praises for their success in holding such major event without any significant troubles.
