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Switzerland played to its strengths. Spain did too... except for one coaching miscalculation.
The strength of the Spanish team lies in the high individual skill of its midfielders; with long, short passes, they wear down the defense, drawing it out. Then comes a through ball to the center forward, who controls the ball and shoots from a scoring position. That's how they won the European Championship.
The whole team does the same thing this time, except for the center forward. In the last 20-25 minutes, Torres, a great striker, missed 4 chances when he should have scored, if he were in good form.
But instead, the ball bounced off him after excellent passes, as if off a wall. He couldn't get simple shots on target.
All this is just my opinion about the second half; in the first half, the Spanish team was frankly showing off.
Wow, they'll have a tough match against Chile in the last round; both teams are young, aggressive, and technically skilled, so it's hard to say, Spain might not even win.
And so far, all 5 South American teams look the best.
On the other hand, finishing second in the group might be better for Spain in terms of advancing through the playoff bracket. Then they'll play Brazil in the round of 16, and it will be an exciting game that will be recognized as the best at the World Cup.
Otherwise, it will be Portugal. The team is strong, but it can be extremely rough; remember how it beat the Dutch in the last World Cup.
Spain will only play that way: in my opinion, Spain has a better chance against Brazil.
P.S. Argentina - South Korea - 2-1, and it was a hard-fought victory.
Maradona will be jumping around the whole match; it's a pity I won't be able to watch, I'm working.