![]() ![]() ![]() On a night when the pre-match build-up was dominated by trouble behind the scenes at the Maracana, as Chile fans stormed the stadium's media centre bringing down temporary walls, on the pitch there was similar chaos for the holders as their era of dominance on the international stage was brought to an abrupt end.Īfter a 5-1 hammering against the Netherlands in their opening Group B clash, midfielder Xabi Alonso had insisted that reports of Spain's demise were "exaggerated". Defending champions Spain crashed out of the FIFA World Cup in embarrassing fashion at the group stage after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.
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