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2010 FIFA World Cup winners - Where are they now?

By Abhishek Singh

Spain's victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup was significant because it was the first time the nation had ever taken home the coveted trophy. Take a look at the 2010 FIFA World Cup winners and where are they now.

Spain's victory at the 2010 World Cup was significant because it was the first time the nation had ever taken home the coveted trophy. A number of elements contributed to the Spanish squad's triumph, including solid team chemistry, superb tactical execution, and spectacular individual displays by important players. Spain had difficulties on the way to the 2010 World Cup final. The team was placed in a competitive group with Chile, Switzerland, and Honduras. Spain lost to Switzerland 1-0 in their debut match despite being the group's favorites to win. The squad recovered, though, and beat Honduras and Chile to get to the knockout rounds.

 

Spain's toughest hurdle, nevertheless, came in the championship game against the Netherlands. The Netherlands was a challenging foe with a strong defense and a dangerous offensive threat, having been one of the tournament's outstanding teams. Spain performed admirably under duress, putting up some of their greatest matches of the competition. With midfield maestros Xavi and Andres Iniesta orchestrating play, the side controlled possession right away. Iniesta completed an outstanding effort by scoring the game-winning goal in the 116th minute to guarantee Spain's place in World Cup history. Here we take a look at where are the winners of the 2010 World Cup right now:

 

 

No.

Pos.

Player

Date of birth

Where is he now?

1

GK

Iker Casillas (c)

20 May 1981

Retired in 2020

2

DF

Raúl Albiol

4 September 1985

Playing for Villareal in La Liga

3

DF

Gerard Piqué

2 February 1987

Retired in 2022, Businessman

4

DF

Carlos Marchena

31 July 1979

Assistant coach of Valencia

5

DF

Carles Puyol

13 April 1978

Retired in 2014 and now a player agent

6

MF

Andrés Iniesta

11 May 1984

Plays for Vissel Kobe in J League

7

FW

David Villa

3 December 1981

Owner of Queensboro FC and Technical Advisor of Odisha FC

8

MF

Xavi

25 January 1980

Coach of FC Barcelona

9

FW

Fernando Torres

20 March 1984

Academy coach of Atletico Madrid

10

MF

Cesc Fàbregas

4 May 1987

Plays for Serie B team Como

11

DF

Joan Capdevila

3 February 1978

Retired in 2017

12

GK

Víctor Valdés

14 January 1982

Last coached UA Horta in 2021

13

MF

Juan Mata

28 April 1988

Plays for Galatasary

14

MF

Xabi Alonso

25 November 1981

Coach of Bayer Leverkusen

15

DF

Sergio Ramos

30 March 1986

Plays for PSG

16

MF

Sergio Busquets

16 July 1988

Plays for FC Barcelona

17

DF

Álvaro Arbeloa

17 January 1983

Coach of Youth Team at Real Madrid

18

FW

Pedro

28 July 1987

Plays for Lazio

19

FW

Fernando Llorente

26 February 1985

Retired in 2023

20

MF

Javi Martínez

2 September 1988

Plays for Qatar SC

21

MF

David Silva

8 January 1986

Plays for Real Sociedad

22

MF

Jesús Navas

21 November 1985

Plays for Sevilla

23

GK

Pepe Reina

31 August 1982

Plays for Villareal

 

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