"Why Not?" – The Question That Unites Two Generations of World Champions

Aymeric Laporte once answered a simple question with four unforgettable words: "Why not?"

Now, through a video released by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Spain's 2010 FIFA World Cup winners have echoed that same message, expressing their belief that a new generation can crown Spain world champions once again in 2026.

It all began with a straightforward question from a journalist at a press conference:

Why can't Spain become world champions again?

Those who already know what it feels like to lift football's greatest prize—the players who earned Spain's first World Cup star in 2010—have united behind the same four-word response that now captures the mood of an entire nation:

"Why not?"

It was Laporte who first gave that answer in 2022, and now World Cup winners including Iker Casillas, Pepe Reina, Carles Puyol, Fernando Torres, Cesc Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández, Joan Capdevila, Xabi Alonso, Jesús Navas, Álvaro Arbeloa, Raúl Albiol, Carlos Marchena, Pedro Rodríguez, David Villa, Juan Mata, Fernando Llorente, Javi Martínez, Sergio Busquets, David Silva, Andrés Iniesta and Vicente del Bosque have all made those words their own.

Together, they have turned "Why not?" into a shared rallying cry—an expression of their belief that Spain can lift the FIFA World Cup for a second time when they face Argentina in Sunday's final in New Jersey.

The film weaves together the voices of Spain's 2010 world champions with images of the current squad's journey through the seven matches that have carried La Roja to another World Cup Final.

Back in 2022, Laporte finished his answer with two simple words: