FC Barcelona legend and former Spain international Xavi Hernandez recalled his country's triumph at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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The former Blaugrana midfielder admitted that Spain's World Cup in SA did not get off to a great start, but said the team built on their 2008 European Championship success.
"We didn't start the [South African] World Cup well. We lost to Switzerland, which made us hesitate a little," he said, according to FIFA.
"We were nervous and more tense than usual. The team stuck to its guns, though, even if we didn't play well until maybe the Portugal game.
"We played well against Portugal in the last 16, and that's when we started seeing Spain perform.
"We really had to fight against Paraguay in the quarter-final, but then we played a great game in the semis and we played well against the Netherlands in the final too.
"To some extent, we built on the success we'd had in the European Championships. We had a winning mentality. We believed we could beat anyone and we felt important out on the pitch.
"I think we had a great World Cup, even if we didn't start too well."
La Furia Roja beat the Netherlands in the final thanks to an extra-time goal from Xavi's former Barca teammate Andres Iniesta, and the side went on to win the 2012 Euros as well, at the time their third consecutive major trophy.
Spain's 2014 World Cup, however, was unsuccessful – they failed to advance past the group stages.
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Xavi played 133 matches for his country before announcing his retirement in 2014.
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