Spain deafeated Germany 1-0 to win the 2008 Euro Cup. Fernando Torres of Spain scored the only goal of the match during the 33rd minute. It was a momentous victory for Spain as the 1964 European Championship was the last important title it had brought home. "It is to me the most important day in Spanish football in many, many years," remarked Torres later. The Spaniards never lost sight of the target despite competing against the highly accomplished Germans. One goal was what they required and they got it from Fernando Torres, a slumping striker, which set off chants of ‘ES-PAÑA!’ and ‘Olé, Olé, Olé!’ at the final whistle.
The Spanish team ran over to the huge rooting section of red and gold cheering and reveling, whereas the defeated Germans just collapsed on the ground. As the trophy was handed over to the captain and goalkeeper of Spain, Iker Casillas on the dais, the Spaniards began chanting their national anthem. Thousands of cameras clicked to capture the moment as the winners happily pranced around and thereafter headed off to flaunt their prize. ‘We have won in a brilliant way,’ Coach Luis Aragonés said. Adding he said, ‘We will be able to start saying we can win, a European championship as well as any other thing.’
