Spain needed just eight goals to win a first ever World Cup Sunday, the lowest tally for any nation since the introduction of the group phase and Round of 16 system in 1986.Andres Iniesta's extra-time strike against the Netherlands at Soccer City secured a fourth 1-0 victory in a row for Vicente del Bosque's side and also means Spain head home as world champions with only three players having managed to score in South Africa.David Villa's five goals accounted for over half of Spain's tally while midfielder Iniesta managed three, leaving La Roja's goalscoring hero against Germany, Carles Puyol, as the only other player to have made it on the scoresheet.Brazil's 11 goals when winning the 1994 title is the second-lowest total while, in contrast, the Selecao managed 18 in 2002.Diego Maradona's Argentina scored 14 on their way to victory in 1986 while the then West Germany managed one goal more when lifting the title four years later.France accumulated 15 goals when winning on home soil in 1998 and Italy only managed 12 when securing a third World Cup four years ago in Berlin.
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