World Cup final: we deserved to beat Holland, says Spain goalscorer Andres Iniesta
The Barcelona midfielder scored the winning goal in extra time of an aggressive, bad-tempered game in which seven Holland players were booked and John Heitinga was sent off. “I had the opportunity to score the goal that was so important for my team, and it’s incredible,” he said. I’ve made a small contribution in a very tough game, a very rough game – there were all sorts of things happening on the pitch – but Spain deserved to win this World Cup.
"It’s something we have to remember and enjoy, and should feel very proud of everyone in this squad.” Iniesta was himself booked for taking off his shirt in celebrating his goal, revealing a t-shirt with “Dani Jarque – always with us” written on it. Jarque, an Espanyol player, died of a heart attack during pre-season training in Italy last year, aged 26.
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