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WORLD CUP 2010: Cesc Fabregas savours moment 'that may never be repeated'
Cesc Fabregas hailed a historic moment for Spain after he helped La Roja to their first World Cup triumph.[LNB]The Arsenal midfielder created the extra-time goal for Andres Iniesta as Spain beat Holland 1-0 in Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium.[LNB]Fabregas has had to play a substitutes' role all tournament - and in the final - but he said the victory made up for all the frustration.[LNB] Look what we've won: Cesc Fabregas celebrates with Spain defender Carles Puyol (right)[LNB]He said: 'This is an historic moment for Spain and it may never be repeated - and I dedicate this to my whole family.[LNB]'I was a bit down because I had not played as much as I had wanted but in the end it has all been worth it.[LNB]'The fans have fantastic, the rock on which we base everything and I hope in two years' time we will have more joy at the Euros.'[LNB]The match saw 14 yellow cards - two leading to one red card for Everton's John Heitinga - handed out by English referee Howard Webb. That is easily a record for a final and Iniesta admitted it the Dutch adopted a rugged approach.[LNB]Iniesta said: 'I had the opportunity to score that goal which was so important for my team, and it's incredible.[LNB] T-shirt tribute: Andres Iniesta remembers the late Dani Jarque[LNB]'I've made a small contribution in a very tough game, a very rough game - there were all sorts of things happening on the pitch.[LNB]'Spain deserved to win this World Cup. It's something we have to remember and enjoy, and should feel very proud of everyone in this squad.[LNB]'The manner in which it happened, we gave everything,' Iniesta said. 'To win the World Cup there are no words to describe it.[LNB]After he scored Iniesta took off his shirt to reveal a T-shirt paying tribute to Dani Jarque, the Espanyol player who died after a heart attack in August.[LNB]The T-shirt said 'Dani Jarque is always with us' and Iniesta explained: 'I wanted to carry Dani Jarque with me and with my other team-mates.[LNB] History is made: Andres Iniesta scores to win the World Cup for Spain[LNB]'We wanted to feel his strength. We wanted to pay tribute to him in the world of football, and this was the best opportunity to do so.'[LNB]Spain's triumph had been predicted by Paul, the psychic German octopus and Iniesta added: 'As for the octopus, what can I say? We won. The octopus will be very popular in Spain.'[LNB]Spain coach Vicente del Bosque refused to criticise Holland for their approach.[LNB]He said: 'First of all I should congratulate our opponents. They made it very difficult for us to play comfortably.[LNB]'It's been a very intense match, and congratulations to them. Fabregas came on and we began to dominate. We had greater ball possession and depth in our game.[LNB]'We created chances for Cesc and David Villa which we could have converted, but that's the way football goes.'[LNB]Del Bosque said the whole of the country deserved to share in the jubilation. He added: 'The dressing room is delighted, ecstatic. But Spain, the country, deserves this triumph, this World Cup.[LNB]'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.'[LNB] WORLD CUP 2010: Holland striker Dirk Kuyt tells referee Howard Webb - you're a cheat and handed World Cup to SpainBeasts 0 Beauty 1: Spain on top of the world as they defeat Dutch cloggersDirty Dutch whine over Webb 'bias' after World Cup final booking spreeVan Marwijk's clogs of war deserved a place in the World Cup finalGraham Poll: Tetchy final made it impossible for referee Webb to shineSPORTSMAIL'S WORLD CUP CHANNEL[LNB] [LNB][LNB]
