On June 23, in the Brazilian city of Curitiba, the Spanish national team played their last match at the World Cup. The rivals of the once formidable Spaniards were the Australian team.
Both teams have lost all chances of continuing to fight in the playoffs, as they lost the first two matches in Group B of the FIFA World Cup. Therefore, the game Australia - Spain was more of a friendly character.
As expected, the Spaniards entered the field with players who did not have a lot of playing time in previous matches. So, the audience saw David Vilyu, Torres, Mata as part of Spain. It should be said that it was these players who made the result in the match.
The advantage in possession of the ball in the first half, of course, was with the Spaniards. However, the European team was able to score only once. True, the goal turned out to be beautiful. On the 36th minute after an accurate pass into the penalty area of the Australians, Villa scores the first goal in the meeting with his heel. It was a classic of beautiful football, but it didn’t decide anything.
The second half gave the audience two more goals. Both goals went to the gate of Australia. First, in the 69th minute, Torres was led out with an amazing pass to a rendezvous with the Australian goalkeeper. Fernando was accurate. Spain led 2 - 0. On 82 minutes, Juan Mata scored, hitting the gate of Australia from close range after a verified pass from depth of field.
The final score of the last meeting of the Spaniards at the World Cup in Brazil is 3 - 0 in favor of the Europeans. Speaking about the game of Australia, it should be noted that the players tried hard. They really tried to show good football, but the Spaniards were better. However, this is little consolation for the Europeans, who are going home after the match, taking the final third place in Quartet B.
