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Ranking All Twenty World Cup Winners

By Josh Sippie

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 15: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Per Mertersacker, Manuel Neuer and Kevin Grosskreutz celebrate during the German team victory ceremony on July 15, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil match against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. (Photo by Markus Gilliar - Pool /Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 15: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Per Mertersacker, Manuel Neuer and Kevin Grosskreutz celebrate during the German team victory ceremony on July 15, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil match against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. (Photo by Markus Gilliar - Pool /Getty Images) /
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Top World Cup Winners All-Time: Number Two – Spain, 2010

Everything that was just said about Germany’s 2014 squad can also be said here for Spain’s World Cup winning squad the tournament before. After so many years of not living up to expectations, Spain put it all together to win with a comprehensive team effort in 2010.

This would probably also be the last time where the Spanish National side had recognizable strikers like David Villa and Fernando Torres.

However, this game would not be won on the backs of strikers. Spain won a very German-styled World Cup, taking 1-0 wins throughout the knockout stages. They out-Germany’d Germany in the semi-finals and took the Dutch into extra time before winning – you guessed it – 1-0.

Spain only scored eight goals the entire competition, averaging less than two goals per match. Their brilliant composition and spotless passing highlighted a complete team performance.

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