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The Night Andrés Iniesta Broke Dutch Hearts
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Some moments in football last forever.
Surely now Spain have won the World Cup.
They're bigger than trophies, stronger
than rivalries. In these moments, it
doesn't matter who you support or what
colors you wear. Everything fades into
respect. And perhaps no player embodies
this more than Andre's Iniesta.
But on one unforgettable night in
Johannesburg, he gave Spain something
they had never experienced before. A
quiet magician waiting patiently in the
shadows, ready to write his name in
history. This is the night Andresa
shined brighter than ever. The night he
You see, going into the 2010 World Cup,
Spain were one of those teams who had
never touched the trophy in their entire
history. But they were tipped to change
that in South Africa because they had a
really crazy team who had won the Euros
just 2 years prior. And most of whom had
just completed an unprecedented sexuple
with Barcelona the year before, making
them arguably the greatest club side in
football history.
Chavy, Iniesta, Busquettes. Together
they had reshaped football with their
precise passing style known worldwide as
Cheeky Taka. But after the opening round
of the tournament, most fans and pundits
turned their focus elsewhere. Despite
all the talent they had, Spain were
unable to score a single goal against
Switzerland and ended up losing 1 nil.
It was a huge shock and a horrible start
to the tournament for the Spaniards, but
they managed to get out of their group
by winning their other two games,
finishing first ahead of Chile only on
goal difference.
In the round of 16, Spain faced Portugal
and won by a single goal to nil. Then
they went on to the quarterfinals and
beat Paraguay, also by a lone goal. At
this point, people began to air their
doubts. This Spain team just wasn't
convincing. This was a team that scored
eight goals in the group stage alone at
Euro 2008. But going into the
semi-finals of the World Cup, they had
only managed to score six goals all
tournament. Ahead of their semifinal
game against Germany, many said they
would be exposed. Germany had just put
four past England and Lonel Messi's
Argentina in the round of 16 and
quarterfinals, respectively. So millions
of fans were saying that they were going
to decimate Spain. But well, that didn't
happen. Spain's defense won it for them
against the mighty Germany. They kept a
clean sheet and the winning goal was
scored by center back Carl's Puol to
send them to their first ever World Cup
final where they were to face the Netherlands.
Netherlands.
You see, the Dutch also had never won
the World Cup. So they were just as
hungry as Spain and they were also as
talented. Just like Spain, they had
Champions League and European treble
winners, a solid defense, and a
generally cohesive team. Everyone knew
it was going to be a really ky affair in
Soccer City Johannesburg that night, but
I don't think anyone anticipated what we
eventually saw from both those teams.
You could tell that both teams wanted it
so badly. both showed tremendous desire
and passion and it made for a super
entertaining watch despite being
goalless for the most part. There was so
much passion on show that day that we
saw 15 cards brandished. Now, you might
look at the score line and think both
teams were being cautious all through,
but that wasn't the case at all. Right
from the very first whistle, both Spain
and the Netherlands went for it. Lara
won a free kick in the opening 5 minutes
and Chavi's cross was met by Sergio
Ramos's head which forced to make a
save. Pika came close to doing something
from the rebound but the goalkeeper
eventually cleaned up. Just 2 minutes
after that quite attempted a long range
shot but it was too weak to beat
Casillas. Then a couple minutes later,
Ramos, who was Spain's right back at
that tournament, fired a shot at goal.
But Hitinga was at the right place to
make a block and give Spain a corner.
When the cross from that corner came in,
David Via was able to connect with it
and make the net ripple with his volley,
but it turned out to only be the side
netting. 15 minutes into the match, the
yellow cards began to fly. Robin van
Percy got the first one of the night for
a bad tackle on Capilla and then Puol
joined the striker in the books two
minutes later for a crunching tackle on
Robin. The foul happened 25 yd away from
goal but Snder still attempted a shot
from that distance but as you would
expect it was all too easy for Casillas
to handle. By the 25th minute Van Boml
and Ramos had also picked up yellow
cards. But one of the most controversial
moments of the entire World Cup final
came in the 28th minute when a flying
Nigel Deong sent his stud straight into
Chav Alonso's chest, but only received a
yellow card. Howard Webb had a very
clear view of the incident, so it was
strange that the card wasn't read. The
image of that very nasty foul continues
to spread all around the internet 15
years after the incident. Anyway, the
game went on and something very
interesting happened in the 33rd minute.
A collision between Casillas and Pu left
the defender in pain and that forced
Spain to put the ball out of play so he
could get some attention. After all that
was done, the Netherlands tried to
return the ball to Spain, but instead
they nearly ended up scoring from it and
Casillas was forced to push the ball out
for a corner. Anyway, in the spirit of
fair play, the Netherlands returned the
ball to Casillas from the corner, but
they then went on to make a mess of what
could have been a brilliant corner kick
routine in the 37th minute. And just
moments after, it was Pedro running at
the Dutch defense and attempting a weak
foot shot from outside the box. It went
wide. In additional time of the first
half, Robin attempted a shot from just
outside the box, but Casillas was alive
to it. Anyway, that was how the first
half ended. 45 minutes gone and still
nothing separated the teams. At the
beginning of the second half, Puel came
close to recreating the goal that
brought Spain to the final also from a
chavy corner, but he was unable to find
the target and Cap Deilla just wasn't
able to properly connect with the ball.
In the 50th minute, Spain thought they
should have been awarded a penalty, but
they weren't. Anyway, the game continued
to be very KY, but it nearly broke open
in the 62nd minute when Snyder found
Robin with a defensplitting pass. Robin
raced onto the ball. Time seemed to slow
down. Casillas, rooted to the spot
initially, now charged out bravely.
Robin's shot looked destined for goal,
but somehow Casillas managed to stretch
his foot out, sending the ball inches
wide of the post. Robin sank to his
knees in disbelief, knowing how close
he'd come to glory.
In the 77th minute, a close-range effort
from Via was blocked and it led to a
Spain corner. Zevio Ramos came close to
scoring from the corner, but he put the
ball over the crossbar despite being
totally unmarked in the box. A few
minutes later, Robin found himself in a
oneon-one situation again after he
outmuscled Puol, but he didn't even get
his shot away because Casillas came off
his line early enough and wrapped his
body around the ball. After the ball had
gone, Robin could be seen yelling in
Web's ear as he felt he should have been
given a free kick and Puol should have
been sent off for what he thought was a
foul. for his protests. The ringer was
shown a yellow card. Anyway, after that
chance went begging, it became obvious
that we wouldn't see any goals in that
half. And indeed, that was what
happened. It was nil nil after 90
minutes. So, the game went to extra time.
time.
Now, you would notice that we haven't
really mentioned Andress in's name in
this game. Well, that's because he
waited until extra time to come alive.
In the opening 5 minutes of extra time,
Iniesta sent a defensing pass through to
Ces Fàregas, who had come on for Jabby
Alonso in the 87th minute. Fabregas, who
was one-on-one with the keeper, had a
chance to pass or shoot. He chose to
shoot, but Steelenberg saved. The next
moment, Matyson came close to scoring
for the Netherlands from the corner, but
he wasn't able to keep his header down.
Then in the 101st minute, Dutch hearts
were in their mouths when Jesus Nava
shot at goal. It would have been an easy
save, but the shot was deflected off Van
Bronhorst and it wrong-footed the
goalkeeper. Thankfully though, it only
hit the side netting. That was a mighty relief.
relief.
Moments before the end of the first half
of extra time, Fabregas danced through
the Netherlands defense, but he was
unable to find the target. So halfway
through extra time, there was still no
goal on the board for either team. But
everything was bound to change in the
second period as the second half of
extra time was off to a flying start. In
the opening 5 minutes, Chai found
Iniesta with a lovely pass and he was
through on goal, but he was pulled down
by John Heightinka just outside the box.
So, he was shown a second yellow. Inesta
was almost certainly going to score from
that chance. So, it made sense that
Hitinger was sent off. But it turned out
to be a worthy sacrifice from the Dutch
defender at that moment because Javi was
unable to even find the target from the
resulting free kick. Then in the 115th
minute, the Netherlands got their own
free kick. It was miles away, but Snyder
attempted a shot on goal. The ball took
a deflection and Casayas had to get a
fingertip on it to stop it from going
in. Then came the 116th minute. Torres
crossed. A Dutch defender blocked it,
but the ball fell kindly to Fabregas.
One quick pass and Iniesta, like a ghost
between defenders, stood waiting. One
touch to control, one strike to make
history. The net rippled. For a split
second there was silence, then eruption.
And in that moment, Undress Iniesta gave
his country a memory that would last
forever. Iniesta took off his shirt,
racing toward the corner flag.
Overwhelmed by emotion, he was instantly
surrounded by teammates, coaches, and
substitutes flooding onto the pitch.
Cameras captured emotional fans
celebrating wildly. The joy in that
moment wasn't just felt on the pitch,
but by millions across Spain and beyond.
The writing on his shirt read, "Danny
Harker, always with us." A heartfelt
tribute to his late friend and former
teammate who had died just a year
earlier. Of course, Iniesta was booked
for taking off his shirt, but he
definitely didn't care a tiny bit. He
had just scored the greatest goal in
Spanish football history, and that
instantly turned him into a legend in
his home country. to show you how much
this game elevated his status in Spain.
5 years after, Iniesta became the first
Spanish player to receive a standing
ovation from the Santiago Bernabu home
crowd while playing a game for Barcelona
against Real Madrid.
You see, because of that one goal
against the Netherlands in the 2010
World Cup final, even the deadliest of
rivalries are put aside to pay respect
to the magician Andres Iniesta and what
he gave to the entire nation of Spain.
But while Inesta brought a nation to
tears of joy in 2010, over a decade
later, another man brought a nation to
its knees. Click here to witness how
Killian Mbappé turned the World Cup
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