MADRID (Reuters) - Spain mourned the national football team's stunning loss to Netherlands in their World Cup opener on Friday with words such as "humiliation" and "nightmare" splashed across the front pages of newspapers on Saturday.
Spain, one of the favourites to win the World Cup and defend their 2010 title, succumbed to a rampant Netherlands team in their heaviest World Cup defeat in over 60 years with a 5-1 demolition.
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