However, their absence from any future squads, will open the door for players such as Raul Albiol and Alvaro Arbeloa to step up from the substitutes' bench and into the first team. Meanwhile Del Bosque has signaled players such as Cesar Azpilicueta as ones for the future, while Athletic Club Bilbao duo, Mikel San Jose and Fernando Amorebieta will also hope to get their chances.

It is in midfield where Spain controlled its matches and produced its flowing passing game and the good news for the Spanish is that none of their stars are over 30 years old.

Playmaker Xavi Hernandez is the oldest and would be the hardest to replace, but he should still be around in 2012 and his contract with FC Barcelona takes him beyond 2014. The hero of the final, Andres Iniesta, will not even have celebrated his 30th birthday before the 2014 finals

Meanwhile players such as Sergio Busquets, Pedro Rodriguez and David Silva continue to improve, while 22-year-old Javi Martinez gets better with every season and Cesc Fabrigas still has to win a place in the starting 11.

It is a sobering thought that Liverpool striker Fernando Torres did not score in this year's World Cup. Torres is just 26 and will still be around in 2014 and if top scorer David Villa will be 33 in four years time, players such as Barcelona's Bojan Krkic will await their chances with impatience.

The next two seasons should also see players such as Sergio Canales, and Iker Muniain press their claims to step into the full national squad, while the Barcelona youth system, which provided 8 of the World Cup squad, can be expected to provide new talents.

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