He’s now evolved into a leader at Barcelona, with whom he’s fighting to win the La Liga and Champions League titles this season. Pique’s composed work helped Spain’s possession-based style a lot as he was one of their breakout stars from the World Cup. He’s now matured into a no-nonsense centre-back, who’s won four Champions League titles with Real Madrid and is looking for add to his tally with Los Blancos. Ramos was actually still a right-back and played a crucial role in maintaining that fantastic defensive record in 2010. Albiol currently plays for Villarreal, having made 29 appearances for them this season. He still managed a medal for being part of the squad and has used that experience to have a decent career. Raul AlbiolĪlbiol was still an up-and-coming defender in 2010 so didn’t get the opportunity before the regulars. He retired from football in 2017 and was recently appointed as the manager of freestyle Youtube club Mambo FC. The former Real Madrid full-back earned his medal despite featuring majorly on the bench in the World Cup. He’s currently on loan at Aston Villa but is owned by AC Milan, where he should return once the season is over.

Just like Valdes, Reina didn’t get any minutes in the World Cup either. He now manages fourth-division Spanish club UA Horta. The former Barcelona keeper retired from active football in 2017 and has since been working on becoming a coach. Valdes didn’t feature for Spain, but got the World Cup medal nonetheless. He now intends to stand as a candidate in the Spanish Football Federation’s Presidential which has been indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Casillas announced his retirement from football earlier this year after suffering a stroke. The title-winning captain was an unbreakable wall for Spain in the World Cup, clinching six clean sheets and the Golden Glove trophy as well. Khel Now takes a look at where the title-winning squad members are right now. Hardly a few of the title-winning squad are still active footballers, with most retiring to do other stuff. They showcased an unbreakable character and dug their way through the best national sides to their victory. By mirroring Barcelona’s possession-based style, La Roja dominated teams and produced some wonderful stuff. Vicente Del Bosque’s side were packed with some of the best footballers on the planet and used their superiority to grind their way to the title.īut in doing so, they displayed some scintillating football as well. The victory also stemmed from years of slowly rising up the ladder as the world’s best national side. Spain made history in 2010 by winning the FIFA World Cup crown for the first time in their history.

It has been a decade since La Roja went on to lift the trophy against all odds.

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