Pasodoble on the left hand side: Spain win the trophy

Spain 4 Italy 0

Olé! Olé! Olé! Olé! — Spain finally removed their specs, put down their script, and came out from behind their desk like Angela Rippon on the Morcambe and Wise show.

It was a magnificent display that blew away all nagging doubts about a stuffy, goalless, technical Spain, passing teams (and fans) to death. No. This was an irresistible team playing the perhaps the most exquisite football ever seen.   

Don't take my word for it, take a look at the BBC’s “overhead tactical camera” coverage of the entire game.

In the build up to the first goal, Xabi Alonso plays a sudden crossfield pass to Silva with such speed and accuracy to change the play that it looked like a giant had put his fist on the pitch, capsizing the entire Italy team.