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How they qualified The holders topped their five-team group with six wins and two draws, and only briefly looked troubled by runners-up France when Franck Ribéry ran at their defence. World Cup high Short memory? The meat in their euro sandwich, they survived Holland’s attempts to maim them and won the ugly final in 2010, four minutes from the end of extra time when the magnificent Andrés Iniesta half-volleyed his shot past Maarten Stekelenburg. World Cup low Leading 2-1 against Nigeria in 1998 with 18 minutes to play they ended up losing 3-2 and the team, stacked with excellent players in their prime such as Luís Enrique, Raúl, Fernando Hierro and Sergi, were knocked out at the group stage when they drew their next match with Paraguay. Familiar faces Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal), Jesús Navas (Manchester City), Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City), David de Gea (Manchester United), César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), David Silva (Manchester City), Javi García (Manchester City), Roberto Soldado (Tottenham Hotspur), Fernando Torres (Chelsea). The manager Vicente del Bosque added two league titles as head coach of Real Madrid to his five as a player and won two Champions League before being sacked for lacking the sexy profile demanded by the club’s absurd president. With Spain he has won the World Cup, European Championship and Allo Allo’s coveted René Artois lookalike competition. How in danger is he? He has earned the right to be the master of his own destiny. 0/10 Most likely to light up Brazil Take your pick from Juan Mata, Santi Cazorla, David Silva, Cesc Fàbregas and others many but the likeliest standout players remain Iniesta and Daily Mail blind spot, the extraordinary Xavi. Most likely to be sent home in disgrace Sergio Ramos has been sent off 17 times for Real Madrid but not once for Spain in 115 appearances but his club and country value him too highly to bother branding him a disgrace. Title odds: 5/1 The stereotype is … Team of magical elves hypnotising the opposition with short, rhythmical passing which proves so mesmeric it makes centreforwards redundant. The reality is ... Team of magical elves … they are tougher than they seem, are very strong defensively and use width to redress the imbalance provided by two formerly world-class centreforwards Fernando Torres and David Villa simultaneously hitting the slide. What they’re known for? Tiki taka 36 per cent Unemployment 19 per cent Timeshare cockney wideboys 22 per cent Napping all afternoon 23 per cent How Brazilian are they? More Brazilian than Brazil and just as smug about their style of play. How Google translates the national anthem It’s an instrumental, which did not stop Eamon Dunphy in 2012 saying the squad had decided not to sing the non-existent words to show Barcelona and Real Madrid players were united in common purpose. Duration One minute and 18 sec or 16 bars of brassy pomp and circumstance to honour the king. How to dress like their fans Pastel cashmere jumper slung around the shoulders Style Council-style, eternally sockless and with Ray Bans doubling as Alice band or red shirts, wineskins and comedy matador hats. Commentator's go-to fact In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; he sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.
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晋级之路 西班牙国家队与法国、芬兰、格鲁吉亚、白俄罗斯同组，凭借预选赛6胜2平1负的成绩，获得小组第一。里贝里（Franck Ribéry）带队的法国位居第二。 世界杯高光时刻 忘了？2010年世界杯决赛，离加时赛结束只剩4分钟，伊涅斯塔（Andrés Iniesta）一记凌空抽射越过了斯特克伦博格（Maarten Stekelenburg）的防守，西班牙终于击败荷兰，艰难取胜。 世界杯低谷时刻 1998年，西班牙对阵尼日利亚，西班牙初以2-1领先，却在比赛最后18分钟被反超，最终2比3不敌对手，遗憾出局。当年的西班牙队可谓群星闪耀，聚集了黄金时期的球星如路易斯·恩里克（Luís Enrique）、费尔南多·耶罗（Fernando Hierro）和塞尔吉（Sergi）等等。但豪华阵容没忙上多大忙，西班牙队败给尼日利亚后又与巴拉圭打成平手，最终没能出线。 知名球员 蒙里亚尔（阿森纳）、胡安·马塔（切尔西）、圣迪亚戈·卡索拉（阿森纳）、纳瓦斯（曼城）、内格雷多（曼城）、德基亚（曼联）、阿兹皮利奎塔（切尔西）、大卫·席尔瓦（曼城）、哈维·加西亚（曼城）、罗伯托·索尔达多（热刺）、托雷斯（切尔西）。 主教练 主教练博斯克（Vicente del Bosque）执教五年间，曾两度率领皇马摘下西甲联赛和冠军杯桂冠，但后来俱乐部主席却以“星味”不足的荒谬理由将其解职。在他的带领下，西班牙国家队还赢得了世界杯、欧锦赛等比赛的冠军。 下课指数 0/10——命运掌握在博斯克手上。 最可能星耀巴西的球员 可能是胡安·马塔、卡索拉，也可能是席尔瓦或法布雷加斯，但最有望大放异彩的还是伊涅斯塔以及被《每日邮报》忽略的哈维。 最可能被提前遣返的球员 代表国家队出战时，拉莫斯115次出场从未被罚，代表皇马时，他被罚下场17次。不过俱乐部和国家队将其视若珍宝，对于他们来说，几张红牌算不上丢人。 夺冠几率：5/1 印象中的西班牙队 神奇的矮子军团，常以猝不及防和极富节奏感的传球迷惑对手，使对方中锋全无用武之地。 事实上的西班牙队 还是神奇的矮子军团，实力比看上去强，防守尤为突出。此外，考虑到托雷斯和比利亚两名世界级中锋改打边锋，西班牙队还拉伸了前场的宽度。 西班牙因何闻名 西班牙短传36% 高失业率19% 小混混22% 一睡一下午23% 多有巴西范儿？ 比巴西人还巴西，对自己的球风球技自信无比。 国歌的谷歌翻译 西班牙国歌是一首乐曲（没有歌词）。2012年，埃蒙·邓菲说球队们已经决定不唱歌词，以表示巴萨和皇马为了共同的目标团结一心。 国歌时长 国歌长为1分钟18秒，或者可以说就是歌颂国王的16小节进行曲。 怎么装成西班牙球迷 像“风采委员会”（英国乐队）一样在肩上搭一件浅色套头衫，不穿袜子，雷朋墨镜要么架在鼻子上，要么推到头上当发带；或者身穿红T恤，腰里别酒囊，头戴滑稽的斗牛士帽。 评论员的解说词 1492年，哥伦布驶向蔚蓝的海洋。他的三艘船队从西班牙出发，一路乘风破浪、风雨无阻。
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Australia had a bumpy ride through the Asian qualifying groups, losing to Oman and Jordan, En route to finishing second behind Japan to seal a world cup place. >详细>>
