I knew I was being naive, but I really didn't think the Spanish has fallen that far that fast. They looked flat, clumsy, and uninspired. My more simple alternative theory seems to be correct. Spain is getting old. I saw a few moments of the old Spain, but they just couldn't keep any sort of sustained pressure up. Casillas also didn't look really fit.
Sucks that portugal got 5 minutes extra time at the end. Originally it was reported as 4 minutes but ammended to 5 minutes. What a difference that one minute would have made.
Oh well. The US is still looking really good to advance.