FIFA World Cup 2010 (champions - Spain)
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa ended with Spain beating the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time at Soccer City, Johannesburg, on 11 July 2010 - Andres Iniesta scoring with four minutes of extra time to spare and revealing his tribute to Dani Jarque. It was Spain's first world title, won with three consecutive 1-0 knockout wins beforehand.
Why this wins its question: Anchors the first of Spain's two world titles - and the sourced Jarque anecdote - to FIFA's own retrospective, linking forward to 2026 in this graph.
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Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time in the World Cup final at Soccer City, Johannesburg, on Sunday 11 July 2010, winning their first world title; Andres Iniesta scored the winner with four minutes of extra time to spare.
After scoring, Iniesta revealed a shirt reading "Dani Jarque siempre con nosotros" in tribute to his late friend; earlier in the final Iker Casillas twice denied Arjen Robben and Johnny Heitinga was sent off.
Spain reached the final with three consecutive 1-0 knockout wins over Portugal, Paraguay and Germany, per FIFA's retrospective.