After the explicit defeat of
Italy by Spain, in a 4-0 win, in
favour of the spanish side,
debate on spain, rating them
as "The best international
team of all time."
That is how BBC tv pundit and
former England striker Alan
Shearer - high scorer at the
ecu Championship sixteen
years ago - described Spain
simply minutes when they
created history on Sunday
night by thrashing Italy 4-0 in
Kiev to become Euro 2012
champions.
Shearer wasn't the sole
distinguished figure to
shower the Iberians with such
praise. a fast search of Twitter
can reveal thousands of users
uttering a similar remark.
What is not doubtful is that
Spain 2008-12 are the
foremost successful
international team of all time.
Their dominant success at the
Olympic Stadium means that
they need won an
unprecedented 3 major
tournaments in succession -
their 2010 World Cup triumph
sandwiching 2 consecutive
European Championships.
But trophies aren't
everything.
It is vital to notice that this
analysis has not thought of
any international groups
before the Sixties, as a result
of the scarcity of tv footage,
and with that in thought,
solely 3 sides will challenge
Spain for the title of greatest
international team ever. The
likes of Netherlands 1974,
Brazil and Italy 1982, and
France 1984 simply miss out.