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AS if their defence of the World Cup wasn't bad enough, Spain's plane was reportedly struck by lightning on the team's arrival back in Madrid.
The Vicente del Bosque-coached squad left Brazil after immediately after recording their only win of the tournament — a 3-0 victory over Australia in Curitiba.
While the three points ensured they were spared the embarrassment of finishing bottom of Group B, the Spaniards still left the World Cup shattered about their failure to reach the knockout stages after forgettable performance in losses to Netherlands and Chile.
And then it got worse for del Bosque's men, with La Marca reporting that their plane was hit by lightning just before they touched down at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport.
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Everyone emerged unscathed, but the mood remains dim in the Spanish camp.
Defender Jordi Alba reportedly threatened a member of the Spanish press after the win over the Socceroos.
"Next time I'll rip your head off … I'm warning you," Alba said to AS sports newspaper journalist Javier Gómez Matallanas according to a host of reports.
Del Bosque also upset decorated striker David Villa by replacing the Melbourne City-bound striker in just the 57th minute of what was his first appearance of the tournament and his last game for Spain before retiring from international football.
Villa, the national team's all-time leading scorer, had earlier given Spain the lead with his 59th goal in 97 appearances.
Fernando Torres celebrates with Jordi Alba, who allegedly threatened a member of the Spanish press. Source: AP
"He seemed annoyed," said del Bosque, who claimed he wasn't aware it was Villa's international swan song.
"He said it was his last game but I didn't know. I'm sure he was upset.
"I was thinking (that) it was time to kill off the game and we did that."
Villa, 32, has signed with American Major League Soccer newcomers New York City from the start of the 2015 season.
Before that he will feature in 10 matches as a guest player for A-League outfit Melbourne City, who like New York City are owned by English Premier League giants Manchester City.
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"I've always said that I love the national side and I've always dreamed about them," Villa told reporters after Spain's win over the Socceroos.
"I'd play (for Spain) until I'm 55 but it's impossible and you have to be realistic.
"I've taken the decision to go to MLS (via the A-League) and, as such … (it) makes it difficult to continue.
"If the coach wants to call me up, I would be delighted, but it's difficult and you need to be realistic. It would be normal that it all finishes here."
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