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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Xavi
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 8
- Date of birth: 25 January, 1980 (30 years old)
- Height: 5'6" (168cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 7 Xavi | 0|6 Xavi |
| 0 As substitute | 52|57 Total Spain |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 7 Total Spain | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Xavi | 1 Xavi |
| 8 Total Spain | 5 Total Spain |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 2|10 Xavi | 1|0 Xavi |
| 68|125 Total Spain | 8|0 Total Spain |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Spain games played
- Spain 0-1 Switzerland
Wednesday, 16 June Match report - Spain 2-0 Honduras
Monday, 21 June Match report - Chile 1-2 Spain
Friday, 25 June Match report - Spain 1-0 Portugal
Tuesday, 29 June Match report - Paraguay 0-1 Spain
Saturday, 3 July Match report - Germany 0-1 Spain
Wednesday, 7 July Match report - Netherlands 0-1 Spain
Sunday, 11 July Match report
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Player Profile
One of the finest midfielders of the modern era, pass-master Xavi is the heartbeat of the team for both club and country.
He ended the 2009/10 season playing with a three centimetre tear just above his calf, but insists he will be fully fit for the World Cup, having recovered to play in all four of Spain’s matches four years ago despite being doubtful beforehand because of a knee ligament injury.
Xavi was voted by Uefa as the best player of Euro 2008, having set up the winning goal in the final and made 254 passes throughout the tournament with an 89% success rate. Amazingly, he was once criticised for making too many safe passes, and he admits to benefiting in the last two years from the demand by Barca coach Pep Guardiola for urgency and one-touch passing.
Xavi has been with Barcelona since the age of 11 and although he says he was once approached by Manchester United, he wants to spend his entire career at the Nou Camp.
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