- Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta has retired from international soccer following the team’s loss to Russia in a penalty shootout at the World Cup on July 1, 2018.
- He had scored the winning goal in 2010 World Cup.
- Andres Iniesta had also been key for Spain when it won the 2008 and 2012 European Championships with its tiki-taka style modeled on Barcelona’s ball-possession game.
- Iniesta played 131 matches for Spain.
