Tag: Spain

  • Spain out of the World Cup – Best Team in History Reached end of the Line

    Spain out of the World Cup – Best Team in History Reached end of the Line

    It’s always easy in hindsight to say the writing was on the wall. However, most found it hard to believe Spain, clearly not as good as they were during their historic run from 2008 to 2014 which included winning the World Cup once and the Euro twice, would be this bad and find themselves out of the 2014 tournament so quickly, after only two matches.

  • Day 7 – Group Qualifiers & Knocked Out Teams in the 2014 World Cup

    Day 7 – Group Qualifiers & Knocked Out Teams in the 2014 World Cup

    Things happen quickly in the World Cup. After only two matches for some teams the dream of carrying on or even winning the tournament is over. Cameroon, Spain and Australia know that after the third group match they’re going home, while both the Netherlands and Chile have one less thing to worry about, with the position they finish in being the only thing that remains.

  • 23 Best Memes of Chile Knocking Spain out of the World Cup

    23 Best Memes of Chile Knocking Spain out of the World Cup

    One of the more dominant teams in the history of football is heading to the scrap yard. Spain lost to Chile and were knocked out of the World Cup four years after winning it. Just like after the opening loss, the memes and jokes at their expense were soon to follow. The man taking more […]

  • Match Highlights – Spain vs Chile

    Match Highlights – Spain vs Chile

    Some might say that it’s the end of an era, for but now, it’s simply Chile beating Spain 2-0 with goals from Eduardo Vargas and Charles Aranguiz, which means the defending world champions won’t be in the round of 16 while Chile secure their qualification from one of the top two spots in Group B.

  • 2014 World Cup – Day 7 Predictions (Spain vs Chile, Australia vs Netherlands, Cameroon vs Croatia)

    2014 World Cup – Day 7 Predictions (Spain vs Chile, Australia vs Netherlands, Cameroon vs Croatia)

    With day 7 we will complete the first week of the 2014 World Cup. Cameroon and Croatia will play the final match of the day to close the action in Group A while in Group B, Spain will try to rebound from their opening loss against Chile and the Netherlands will hope to carry on that momentum into their match against Australia.

  • 6 Best World Cup Memes Still Making Fun of Iker Casillas & Spain

    6 Best World Cup Memes Still Making Fun of Iker Casillas & Spain

    It’s funny how so much swagger and confidence disappears in an instant. Spain get crushed by the Netherlands, and all the memes and jokes suddenly focus on how bad Iker Casillas and Spain suddenly are.

  • 2014 World Cup – Iker Casillas & Spain Aren’t Washed Up

    2014 World Cup – Iker Casillas & Spain Aren’t Washed Up

    Big results are usually misleading. Spain aren’t four goals worse than the Netherlands, and Iker Casillas, along with Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique, isn’t as bad as their 90 minute fiasco. However, for Spain to somehow get over this extreme setback and still have something to play for in the World Cup, some decisions, like stopping this hybrid style forced upon them by Diego Costa, need to be made by Vicente del Bosque.

  • 22 Best Memes of the Netherlands Destroying Spain

    22 Best Memes of the Netherlands Destroying Spain

    No one saw this coming: The Netherlands getting their revenge on Spain and beating them 5-1, leading to a long and hilarious list of memes and jokes at the expense of possession football, Vicente del Bosque, Diego Costa and more than anyone Iker Casillas, while Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben get to enjoy a very flattering day.

  • 2014 World Cup – Day 2 Results & Table

    2014 World Cup – Day 2 Results & Table

    Day 2 of the 2014 World Cup brought us the sensational result from group B as the Netherlands crushed Spain 5-1 with braces from Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben. Chile also won in that group, beating Australia 3-1, while Mexico capped things off in Group A with an impressive 1-0 win over Cameroon which wasn’t as close as the scoreline might suggest.

  • Match Highlights – Spain vs Netherlands

    Match Highlights – Spain vs Netherlands

    Everything written about the weakness of the Dutch side can be scrapped. Two goals from Robin van Persie and two from Arjen Robben led the Netherlands to an incredible 5-1 victory over Spain in something of a revenge match to the previous World Cup final, coming back from a goal down after the defending champions got a penalty kick they didn’t deserve.