OK, but what if Spain winning the World Cup is actually a good thing?

If you bounce around the non-Spain or England-based internet, you may find that this World Cup Final is a Final no one wanted. Australia would have been more exciting given the noise that would have accompanied them. One of the real upstarts like Colombia would have been a real story. USWNT fans don’t like watching anyone else in that spot. England is…well, England. Haven’t exactly spent centuries winning the hearts and minds of the world over, have they? And Spain, despite their collection of delightful players and the most watchable style, can’t escape the narrative of the players that aren’t here. On the field, a better final couldn’t really be asked for. These are probably the two best teams in the world, whatever horseshit the FIFA rankings throw up. While England hav…