Worlo1212

born to disagree! Roll Tide! @packers @fcbarcelona

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Until 20 years ago, the Spanish national team identified themselves as “La Furia Española” (‘The Spanish Fury’). It embodied the style Spain wanted to play — tough-tackling, with fast and lively transitional football.

Luis Aragones changed that after his appointment as Spain coach in 2004.

He decided the team needed to be based around a different type of player given the quality at his disposal.

He left out the country’s most popular player, Real Madrid captain Raul in 2008, and made Barcelona midfielder Xavi the conductor of his fluid and possession-oriented style. Xavi was surrounded with equally technical and skilful players such as Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas and David Silva.

That decision to go from La Furia to tiny technicians produced instant success.

Spain won the 2008 European Championship and followed it up with that World Cup win two years later, along with the 2012 Euros (the latter two were won under Aragones’ successor Vicente del Bosque). When Spain lifted the World Cup in 2010, they did so with seven players from Barcelona, more than any other side.

Spain's 2026 World Cup win heralds a new golden era for Spanish football — one that follows a similar pattern to what made the national team world beaters the first time they lifted the trophy in 2010.

Eight players in Luis de la Fuente’s squad play for Barcelona.

📝 @polballus

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[ᴘɢ² @angrygavi]

WE FINALLY GOT A GAVI-PEDRI PIC WITH THE WORLD CUP 😭😭❤️❤️

[Worlo1212 @Big30sman]

@Bd_irB_ll Hey Nfl training camp stars next week!

[🕊️ @MagicalXavi]

Pau Cubarsi - FIFA World Cup 2026

YPOT.

[433 @433]

After Spain lost the Nations League final last year, Pedri made a post with: 𝟏𝟗 𝟎𝟕 𝟐𝟔 🗓️

The date of the World Cup final. One trophy lost, full focus on the next one: the biggest prize of them all🏆

Safe to say he delivered on that promise 😮‍💨

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

💔 Cubarsi: “It was a huge privilege to share the field with Messi. I also felt sad because he's my role model and I don't like seeing him lose” #FCB 🥺

[Diana Kristinne @DianaKristinne]

Every few years, Spain build a team around a core of FC Barcelona players. When they do this they win stuff. They're never grateful for it though.

[StatMuse FC @statmusefc]

Lamine Yamal is the first teenager ever to win both the World Cup and Euros.

[433 @433]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐂̧𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐒 😎🏆

[Sofascore Football @Sofascore]

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Stat leaders in the World Cup final:

📐 xA – Pedri (0.47)
🔑 Key passes – Pedri (4)
👣 Touches – Pau Cubarsí (139)
👟 Accurate passes – Pau Cubarsí (121)
💨 Successful dribbles – Lamine Yamal (5)
🤺 Ground duels won – Lamine Yamal (9)

If clubs could win the World Cup, we know who would be the winners of the 2026 edition 😅

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

19 years old.

Think about it.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Your FC Barcelona World Champions. 🏆

📸 @FIFAWorldCup

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

1 - 19-year-old Pau Cubarsí led all players in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final for:

Touches (139)
Passes successful (121)
Passing accuracy (96%)
Line-breaking passes (21)
Clearances (6)

Unfazed.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⭐️ OFFICIAL: Pau Cubarsí wins YOUNG PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT Award at the 2026 World Cup.

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

🥺🥺🥺

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

🇪🇸🤝🇦🇷

#FIFAWorldCup

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

The World Cup Final goes through La Masia.

[∰ @Sha7boing]

Sport revolves around a lab in catalonia

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

9 - Most dribbles completed by 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi in FIFA World Cup matches:

9 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England in 2026 (aged 39)
9 v 🇮🇸 Iceland in 2018 (aged 30)
9 v 🇩🇪 Germany in 2010 (aged 23)

Everlasting.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🚨 OFFICIAL: Lionel Messi, Man of the Match once again.