Euro 2008 | Spain Pull It Off!

Spain have at last shaken off the mantle of perennial under-achievers by beating Germany 1-0 in the Final of Euro 2008, and winning their first major trophy for 44 years.

And it was well deserved. They completely outplayed a poor German side devoid of any real ideas on how to beat this superb Spanish side.

Once again, as they had shown throughout Euro 2008, they are the complete football team. Their one-touch passing and running off the ball completely mesmerized Germany who were run ragged at the back. In truth it really should have been 3 or even 4 - nil to Spain. As it was, Torres' strike midway through the first half turned out to be enough.

Apart from a couple of games where Holland shone, Spain have been the best and most consistent team in Euro 2008, and thoroughly deserve to be carrying the trophy back to Madrid.

Now the expectations will be very high for the World Cup. But that's another day. Well done Spain for entertaining us all and showing us how the game can be played.

And yes, we did use part of my son's winnings to celebrate late into the night!