That’s pretty impressive
15 walking out and only 3 coming back
For Spain the victory comes after a hugely difficult year in which 15 players walked out in protest against the Spanish football federation and the head coach, Jorge Vilda. Only three of them returned for this tournament and there were no signs of their off-field woes ending despite winning the World Cup with the team’s official Twitter account posting “Vilda in” over a picture of the divisive leader kissing the trophy.
Vilda would not be drawn on his future after the game. He said: “We’re going to celebrate the World Cup and go back to Spain. Then we’ll see. I’ve always said that if all the suffering was necessary to become world champions, it would be worth it.
“It’s been difficult at a personal level in management, but at a sporting level we’ve achieved results that we’ve never achieved before. I am very happy that we are champions of the world.”