Yesterday, Spain defeated Germany in EURO 2008 by a clinching goal in the 32nd minute by Fernando Torres.

At 35 minutes German midfielder Michael Ballack got a serious cut over his eye from a head-to-head collision with a Spanish midfielder Marcos Senna. Ballack got a few stitches, and Bastian Schweinsteiger got a free kick, but couldn't convert.

At the 90th minute when the whistle blew, the Spaniards went crazy. The entire Spanish squad ran over to the huge rooting section of red and gold, exchanging hugs, while many of the spent Germans collapsed to the turf. When Spain goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas accepted the trophy on a stage, the Spanish fans began chanting the melody to their national anthem, which has no words. Thousands of camera flashes went off as the players jumped in place, then headed onto the field to show off their prize.The Spaniards weren't close to finished with their celebration that was so long in the making. They marched to their rooting section, hoisting the cup and saluting their flag-waving, firecracker-exploding fans.

Germany Captain Michael Ballack has been having a bad year. He lost the Barclays Premier League with Chelsea as runner-up to Manchester United, Lost the UEFA Champions League Final to Manchester United in penalties, and yesterday, lost the UEFA EURO 2008.