New York, July 20 -- Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon said the team's defensive record would be "very difficult to overcome" after a 1-0 victory over Argentina secured the World Cup title on Sunday.
Simon kept seven clean sheets in eight matches as Spain's defense conceded just a single goal on the way to a second world crown.
The victory also extended Spain's unbeaten run in regular time to a European-record 38 matches.
"If all the gloves I've competed with in this World Cup could talk, I think they could tell you that they haven't had to work a lot like some other goalkeepers," Simon told the mixed zone.
"I think there are numbers that are going to be very difficult to overcome with the passing of time.""I don't attribute the merit to myse...