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Del Bosque: Spain worthy world champions

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says they're worthy World Cup champions.

Spain won thanks to Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta's extra time effort.

Del Bosque revealed: "The dressing room was delighted, ecstatic. It was difficult to speak on the phone because it was so loud in there.

"But Spain the country deserves this triumph, this World Cup. This goes beyond sport. We have to celebrate.

"All the people have been behind us in Spain and we're delighted to reward them with this victory."

Euro 2008 kings Spain are the first European champs to grab World Cup glory since West Germany in 1974.

Del Bosque said: "This World Cup title does draw from what we did in 2008. There's continuity - this is a continuation of the players from that squad two years ago.

"We had a good legacy from those finals and we respect what happened in the past.

"Some new players have been brought in and incorporated, so we did have fresh players. But we follow the same lines."

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