By Aymen Al-Majmuei
Alright, so Spain made history by becoming the 8th team to win the World Cup; the first team since West Germany in 1974 to win the World Cup as European champions, the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958, and the first team to win the global showpiece having lost their opening game.
Italy were initiated into the exclusive class of teams that were crowned champions in one tournament, then be given the boot at the group stage of the following. France exited without a single win and Spain managed to be the worst in front of goal, yet still lift the trophy at the end of it all.
All these records set must mean it was an awesome world cup right? Wrong! Despite a couple of pretty cool events, this tournament deserves nothing but a two star rating. Let me explain why:
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