In this way

Regardless of the outcome of the meeting, the European national team became the new owner of the World Cup. And it was already a kind of record, because the national teams of the old world had previously won the tournaments of this rank only on their continent.

For the Netherlands national team, the current yield in the World Championship final has become the third in history. Earlier, "orange" has already received a chance to conquer the World Cup in 1974 and 1978, but in the beginning of the FRG team (1: 2), and then Argentines (1: 3). It is no coincidence, the captain of the national team of the Netherlands of the current convocation of Giovanni van Bronkhorst in front of the final, hoping for the best stated: "I have a feeling that we cannot lose. We so often got close to the title, which would be great in one day finish with a smile on face ".

The Spanish national team, in contrast to the opponent, for the first time made his way into the final of the World Cup. Previously, the "Red Furi", which always had an excellent selection of football players, often lacked pragmaticity, but the Spanish team convicted Vicente del Bosque managed to eliminate this disadvantage. Being existing champions Europe, the Spaniards before the start of the tournament were considered the main favorites of the World Championship in South Africa, and their speech was confirmed by the correctness of the calculations of bookmakers.

And "Red Furi" remained to make the last step. "This is a historical moment, a unique opportunity. I have a straight goosebumps from the awareness of what is happening. We all dreamed about this moment," said the final of the final leader of the Spanish team Andres Iniesta, who was destined to become the main hero of the final.

From the decisive match for the World Cup, there are always a lot, but such games are not always justified by expectations. In the match, Holland - Spain also had a lot of struggle and efforts. Coaches of both teams and the Dutchman and Spaniard perfectly prepared their football players. However, the players equally did the fear of mistakes. This is exactly what you can explain a large number of violations of the rules in the center of the field.

Dangerous moments at the gate of Marten Cox Casillas were much smaller than fouls. Initially, the Spaniards were more active, which, by controlling the ball, tried to press the opponent to the goal. But the Dutch, having missed several innings from the right flank, followed by Sergio Ramos and David Villa on the goal, made some dangerous glands.

But these were only the rehearsals of two outlets one on one with Casillas Arjena Robben, which he performed in the center of the opponent's defense in the second half. Dutchman at the expense of his high speed twice escaped from the defenders of the "Red Furi" peak and Puyol, but stumbled on the goalkeeper.

The match regularly moved to additional time. By this time, the bill of deletion was 6: 3 in favor of Holland, but rudeness on the field was less. However, dangerous moments No longer became. Early left the field the best scorer of the Spaniards Villa. Applicant for the title best player FIFA tournament, and stopped at the turn of five goals scored.

The main event of two twins for fifteen minutes happened towards the end. English Arbitrator Webb awarded the Dutch Haging a second warning that automatically turned into a red card. And Berta Wang Marveying team remained ten.

The time to take advantage of the numerical advantage of Spain was enough, and "Red Fury" did it. The decisive word said Andres Iniesta. He got the ball in the penalty area and punched strongly and accurately into the angle. The glasskeean tried to repel the ball, guessing the direction of the strike, but only decorated his head of the Spaniard. For the Inest, this goal became the second at the World Cup. The eighth for the national team and most important in his career!

The following players appeared in the Spanish national team at the World Championships in South Africa: 1. Iker Casillas ("Real Madrid"), 2. Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), 3. Herats Peak ("Barcelona"), 4. Carlos Marchena ( "Valencia"), 5. Carles Puyol ("Barcelona"), 6. Andres Iniesta ("Barcelona"), 7. David Villa ("Barcelona"), 8. Havi ("Barcelona"), 9. Fernando Torres (" Liverpool, England), 10. Francesque Fabregas (Arsenal, England), 11. Hoan Kapdeville ("Vildes"), 12. Viktor Valdez ("Barcelona"), 13. Huang Manuel Mata (Valencia), 14 . Habi Alonso (Real Madrid), 15. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), 16. Sergio Busquets ("Barcelona"), 17. Alvaro Arbeloa ("Real Madrid"), 18. Pedro Rodriguez ("Barcelona" ), 19. Fernando Lorentte (Atletica), 20. Havi Martinez (Atletica), 21. David Silva ("Valencia"), 22. Jesus Navas ("Sevilla"), 23. José Manuel Raina ("Liverpool ", England).

Euro.-2012. The final. Spain - Italy - 4: 0

Spain defeated Italy in the Kiev final Euro.-2012 and became the first team who won the three in a row of the largest tournaments.

Artem Agapov

Spain merciless. Not only in this Sunday match with Italians. Before him, the three largest tournaments in a row at the level of the national team no one had ever won. Nobody won on the two ridge of the European Championships, and even four goals in one separate final. "Red Fury" did all this - and not only that.

Spain did not leave the chances of Italy. Even before the second half, in which the opponent remained ten. From the first minute, the Vicente Del Bosque team excluded for the "absorbers" repeating script of the championship starting match. The meeting of one-laughernpniknikov was more successful to the Italians, although the current champions were easefully responded to the goal of the opponent on the outcome hour of the game.

At the start of the Championship, the Spaniards were looking for a decision in the attack. Del Bosque in the presence of Torres, Lorent and fabricated the Fabregas on the "fake nine". In the course of the tournament, the coach has tried to the lug, but the final has strengthened in the opinion that it is better to play without a "clean" centerorvard. Of course, Fabregas is not at all Messi, but without Barcelona Argentine, and without invited to the final viewers of Villa with Puyolam. Cancelled every maneuver "Red Fury" looked very, very pragmatic. Her game is primarily a celebration for the mind, not a heart. But on the mind and heart - the Golden Spanish result.

Italians at the start worried about defense. Bartzali injury forced Cesare Prandelli to introduce a scheme with three central defenders and translate back de Rossi. After optimistic draws with Spain and Croatia, even taking into account the damage to Kiellini in front of the quarterfinite coach for saving the game balance preferred the experiment to leave. He refused him before the match with Ireland and then did not regret it. The game "Saucers Adzurra" at hand, Prandelli ceased to be tormented exclusively from defense, the discontinuity in the heirs of Katechcho skill to adorable to attack. Doubts after convincing qualifications were unless before the start of the final tournament, but then left.

Italy has held his best match championship in the Warsaw semi-final against Germany. While Spain issued it in the Kiev finals. The Del Bosque team immediately took the ball under control and began to search for scoring moments. As if he answered all those who doubted: we are not boring, namely that strong.

The first Spanish shine showed Fabregas and Havi. In a combination that confused the two lines of Italian defense, one gathered three opponents at the entrance to someone else's penalty, and the second from the radius fired over the crossbar.

I did not make yourself wait for the goal came from Casillas, with 14 gears and eight participants of the attack. Habi Alonso shifted it from left to right on Arbeloa, Havi switched speed in the center. The ending - Pasch Iniege in the corridor between the three rivals, Fabregas jerk from Ciellini to the line of the gate with the feed back and hit the head of Silva from the environment of Bonucci and Bartzali in the left "nine."

Italian misfortunes continued with forced care from the Ciellini field, still did not pass due to the damage in the match with the Irish. Before replacing the defender "Cropped" at its half, so partners had to hastily plugged holes in defense, with a new wave Pirley rushed into a desperate podcast against the Iniesta in the penalty area and, after under pressure, knocked out the ball in Out, as if asked for a minute break to think about a chance of a chance of a minute break .

Before the loss of Ciellini, the Italians were unsuccessful to squeeze something out of a series of corner pars, after it came forward to the percentage of the ball. Only it did not guarantee anything against Spain. European and world champions from the 22 last tournament matches gave way to the advantage in this indicator only in one thing - in the Euro-2008 finals with Germany, in which it is still elegantly won.

"Academy of Azzurra" rested in someone else's defense, "Red Furai" under the curtain of the half crossed the spring. After the interception of Arbeloa against Balotelli and Balzretti, at its half of Silva, Havi did not find an operational exit to the attack, but it was able to Casigas. Captain-goalkeeper made a translation on the left flank, on which Fabregas discount turned on alba. The newlyworn "Barcelona" left the ball of Havi, burst into response behind the backs of Bartzali and Bonucci and punched another goalkeeper-captain.

If on Thursday in Warsaw, everyone witnessed a typical robbery in Italian, then on Sunday, in Corrida against the Spanish Toreador, the Apennine bull was doomed. "Red Fury" confidently controlled the course of the game and kept the opponent as like a leash, while the "Saucers of Azzurra" after the busy fights with the British and Germans, legs literally braided the restoration on the Kiev field.

Perhaps the lack of physical freshness team Prandelli would compensate for an emotional tide, happened fast goal after the break. He could organize Di Natal, replaced Cassano. But the only footballer EURO-2012, who scored the Spaniards in playing time, after the "double" Abate and Montolivo huses over the gate. Twenty Di Natal on the fire line was sought by Piro. With its paces, the Italian conductor first found forward on the left side of the penalty area, then drove into the center. But both times Casillas these moves calculated.

And then Prandelli released Tiagu Motta. The coach decided on the last replacement when the hours of playing time did not come out. What to do: lose on big account There was nothing to somehow try to refresh the match required. Having had a health problem with a naturalized Brazilian soon collapsed as a raised, clutching his thigh, after which Italy remained in a forced minority.

Without any pity, the Spaniard brought the case to the defeat of the Torres and Mates, the two recent winners of the Champions League from being able to become an extremely boring Chelsea. Centerorredu helped Havi, which covered the Pirlo with de Rossi in the central circle and disappears the defenders of the "Saucers of Azzurra" behind his back. Mate assisted Torres himself, and both Joker managed to engage in a combination at his half, and then rushed to someone else's passage of buskinis from the central circle. Incidentally tired Italian defense alarm about an offside.

Spain now divides leadership in the number of continental titles with Germany, before the championship that was considered by its main competitor and remaining without the final. Even the Germans, who traveled all the four decades to the fact that they were invariably defeated in football, the achievement of three won largest tournaments in a row was subqueded: the FRG team after the Golden EURO-1972 and the World Cup 1974 in Final-1976 with Czechoslovakia played the backlog in Two balls, but gave way to Polenka's penalty series. Del Bosque became the second after Helmut Sheen coach, which brought his team to the gold championships of Europe and the world. And the first one who, in addition, won the Champions League (with Realom - twice).

Spain won all ten European qualifications matches, and in final tournament allowed the rivals to hold only one goal - after the ball di Natal in the starting game, she inferior in the account only four minutes. On the way to the title Het-Trick for four years, the champions never missed in matches for departure. A dry series of 990 minutes included three overtime (two switched in a series of penalty) in ten games. A post-match shootout against Italy, the team of Luis Aragonez began the start of the play-off-2008, the first in 92 years of the Spanish victory over the "Sauchad Agriculture" in the official match, Del Bosque closed Play-2012. What will happen next?

Spain - Italy - 4: 0 (2:0)

Goals: Silva (Fabregas, Iniesta), 14 - 1: 0. Alba (Havi), 41 - 2: 0. Fernando Torres (Javi), 84 - 3: 0. Mata (Fernando Torres, Havi), 88 - 4: 0.

Spain: 1. Casillas (K) - 17. Arbeloa, 3. Peak, 15. Sergio Ramos, 18. Alba - 16. Buckets, 8. Havi, 14. Habi Alonso - 21. Silva (7. Pedro, 59), 10. Fabregas (9. Torres, 75), 6. Iniesta (13. Mata, 87).

Italy: 1. Buffon (K) - 7. Abate, 15. Bartzali, 19. Bonucci, 3. Ceylini (6. Balzretti, 21) - 8. Markisio, 21. Pirlo, 18. Montolivo (5. Tiagu Motta, 57), 16. De Rossi - 9. Ballothelli, 10. Cassano (11. Di Natal, 46).

Warnings: Peak, 26. Bartzali, 44.

Judges: Proensa, Miranda, Santos, Souza, Gomeres (Portugal).

The Spanish national team passed a rather thorny path in order to stand in one row with the Grande Football. Until 2008, the account of the Spaniards was only one European Champions Title, conquered at the 1964 home championship.

But winning three major tournaments in a row, Spain categorically and unconditionally entered the number of strongest teams throughout the history of world football.

The history of the Spanish national football team

World Championships

• Participation: 15 times.
• Champion: 2010 World Cup.

Period fail

For many years, Spain did not know success in world championships. Of the 10 first world championships, the Spaniards missed 6, and only since 1978 are permanent participants in world football forums.

Not to say that before that, the Spaniards were whipping boys - for example, in 1934 they dropped out of the tournament after scandalous match With Italians, on the first post-war championship was in the final bullet from 4 teams playing title. And in 1962, the Spaniards could not get out of the group, where two future finalists of the tournament were performed - Brazil and Czechoslovakia.

But nevertheless, these results clearly did not correspond to the potential of the team and the class of the players called in the national team.

The fact is that having in its composition of world-class stars in almost every team of the national team, the team coaches didn't collect a holistic team.

There are many reasons here and not the last one - the peculiarity of the Spanish state consisting of the provinces, which are collected in 17 administrative regions and between which are often intense or even antagonistic relationships, such as between Catalonia and Madrid. Naturally, it cannot but affect football players.

Acquisition of stability

However, gradually the Spanish team began to conquer the case for himself - starting from the 1982 home championship, the Spaniards could only not be able to get out of the group, constantly being the favorites of Mundial.

A particularly impressive composition of the Spanish national team looked at the World Championships 1986 and 1990 - Subsararette, Michel, Buckero, Martin Vasquez ,. But, unfortunately, it did not get to the medals to medals - in Mexico, the Spaniards gave way to the quarterfinals of the Belgian team in a series of penalty, and in Italy already in 1/8 finals lost at extra time Yugoslavam 1: 2.

But I would like to allocate two teams - Spanish national team 1994 and 2002 and that's why.

In 1994, the national team was not quite common for Spaniards - the generation of Batragheno was already gone, and the generation of Raul had not yet come and as part of the national team, who went to the world championship in the United States, there were only two players of the world-class - Goalkeeper Anthony Subsararette and Central Defender Fernando Yerro.

The middle line and attack although it was composed of the master players - Guardiola, Beguiristin, Luis Enrique, Goycoeca, but still not reaching the world. And in the attack of Spain played the spare "Barcelona" Salinas, perfectly losing in the club Competition Stoichkov and Romario.

And on that tournament, the Spaniards appeared exactly the team where every player was ready to play for himself and for that guy. This national team reached the quarterfinal, where he was stopped by the genius Roberto Bajowho scored the decisive goal at the very end of the confrontation.

European Championships

• Participation: 10 times.
• Champion: 1964, 2008, 2012.
• Silver winner: 1984.

At the first European championship, the Spaniards did not fall - in the qualifying tournament, the lot brought them with the USSR team and the Franco dictator for political reasons refused to hold these matches.

The 1964 European Championship passed in Spain, but the team still passed the selection along with the rest of the teams. In the final part, only 4 teams participated, and therefore, winning the semifinals in additionally, the time of Hungarians 2: 1, the Spaniards immediately fell into the final.

Ironically, they waited for them the same national team of the USSR - the current champion of Europe. This time they could not refuse the match and even hardly, but won 2: 1.

The next yield on the euro, Spanish fans had to wait more than one and a half years, only in 1980, the Spanish team was able to qualify in the final part of the European Championship, where he had fallen, taking the last place in the group.

The next European championship team spent as small, but nevertheless brought home silver awards. Playing in a group of a draw with the teams of Romania and Portugal, Spaniards due to the only goal of Massey, clogged on latest Minute, defeated the FRG team, and went to the semifinals, where the Denmark national team beat on the penalty spot.

In the final, the Spanish team practically did not have a chance against the magnificent France led by Michele Platini and naturally lost 0: 2. However, in Spain, the national team was satisfied with the performance.

The next 5 tournaments did not bring the fame of Spanish footballers - they did not fall at Euro 1992, they could not get out of the group at the two championships, and two times inferior at the stage of the finals.

True, the defeat in the quarterfinal were offensive and painful - in 1996, the Spaniards of the Penalti lost to the hosts of the tournament - the British, and the arbitrators did not count the pure goal scored by the Spaniards in the main time. And four years later in famous match Against the French in the 90th minute with a score 1: 2 Raul from the 11-meter mark launched the ball on a lot of above gates.

But for all this, Spanish fans granted in the 2008 and 2012 European Championships, in which their national team did what previously did not manage to anyone - won.

At the same time, both victories of the Spanish team are indisputable and in their kind unique: in the players of the play-off of both championships, the Spanish team did not miss any goal! And if you add here 4 "dry" match in the playoffs of the victorious for the Spaniards of the World Championship, the result looks like fantastic.

By the way, twice beat the Russian national team - 4: 1 in the group and 3: 0 in the semifinals.

At Euro 2016, the Spanish national team took second place in the group, unexpectedly losing in the last round of the team of Croatia, and in the 1/8 finals somehow everyday life and badly lost 0: 2 Italians. Personally, I was waiting for more Spaniards.

Players of the Spanish Football

Match record holders

1. - 170 matches.
2. – 167.
3. Havi - 133.
4. – 131.
5. Anthony Subisarrette - 126.

The best scorers of the Spanish national team

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The second day of the World Cup 2018. "Red Fury" against Ronaldo and match of rivals of Russia

Twitter of the Portugal national team

Today, on June 15, three matches of the group stage will be held at the World Cup in Russia. Special attention It will be riveted to two of them. Sochi will meet neighbors in the Pyrenean Peninsula - Spain and Portugal, and in Yekaterinburg, rivals of the Russian national team in the group - Egypt and Uruguay will play.

Spain - Portugal

The upcoming match will be the 36th in the history of opposition two teams. Spaniards have a tangible advantage in personal meetings - in their asset 16 victories, 13 draws and six defeats. At the same time, the team only won the World Cup - in 2010. Beating the Netherlands national team in the final, the Spaniards became the fifth European team (after Italy, Germany, England and France), which won on the Moondialy.

Portugal, the main star of which is Cristiano Ronaldo, achievement list much more modest. The team in 2016, for the first time in its history, won international Cup, namely, the European Championship held in France. Spain became the winner of the two previous championships of the continent - Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.

The Spaniards were one of the main applicants for winning the World Cup 2018. However, the team per day before the beginning of the Mundial remained without the head coach of Hulen Lopethegi, who was dismissed due to the signed contract with Real. Fernando Yerro came to his place.

The coaching scandal divided the team into two camps. As the Spanish media write, part of the players asked not to chop off the shoulder and leave Lopegers in the national team to the end of the Mundial, but the Football Federation of Spain showed principle.

One way or another, "Red Fury" remains one of strongest teams The world, as he recalled the Herro at the first press conference in the new position. In the past two years, Spain has not suffered a single defeat in 20 matches. Now in the team collected players with world name - Arts, Diego Costa, Yago Aspas, Sergio Ramos, David de Hea. The age defense of the Portuguese - Pepa, Bruna Alveshe and Jose Fonts - it will be difficult to cope with them.

The beginning of the match Spain - Portugal at 21.00 (Moscow time). The broadcast will lead the first channel.

Egypt - Uruguay

This match is primarily interesting to Russian fans, because with Egypt and Uruguay the wards of Stanislav Cherchesov play in the group. The main shock power of the Egyptian national team, no doubt, is the Liverpool Club striker Mohammed Salah. It costs more than the Russian national football team. As part of Uruguay (by the way, a two-time world champion) is played by another football star - Barcelona striker Luis Suarez.

In the assets of the teams only one full-time duel. In 2006, in a friendly game, South American wins with a score of 2: 0.

As FIFA reminds, the Egyptian team will play again in the final part of the Mundial after 28 years and special merits Recently, the team has no. However, main coach "Manchester United" Jose Mourinho believes that Egypt is better than Saudis, who the Russians beat the day before.

FIFA

Uruguayans have never lost to African teams within the world of mandials. And today "heavenly blue" under the guidance legendary coach Oscar Tabaren looks much more powerful Egypt. On the other hand, statistics on the first matches of the World Championships in Uruguaysev sad. Uruguay does not win in starting matches Mundalay since 1970, when in his first fight in the Mekskan World Cup defeated Israel with a score of 2: 0. Since then, "heavenly blue" three times began a tournament with defeats and three times - with draws.

Bookmakers are almost no doubt in today's victory of "Heavenly Blue". The chances of Egypt to win are estimated at a ratio of 6.89, on a draw - 3.70, and the success of Uruguaysev - 1.61.

The beginning of the match Egypt - Uruguay at 15.00 (Moscow time). The broadcast will lead the match TV.

Finally, the third day of the second day of Mundial will be held in St. Petersburg, where the national teams of Iran and Morocco will meet. The beginning of the game - 18.00 Moscow time. Bookmakers estimate the chances of Morocco to victory with a coefficient of 2.24, on a draw - 2.97, and the success of Iranians - 3.97.

You can tell a long time about the country colonized almost half of the world. True, it all started not so happily. The Phoenician name "Ishpalim", which at the local meant the shore of Damanov (small herbal mammals like tubes), attached from ancient times. Regular raids of the Greeks, Carthaginians and the Romans were changed to the attack of the great warriors of Islam, who tried to enslave the Pyrenean Peninsula. The Spaniards carried their independence through the years, and the Holy Catholic "Reconquista" helped to lose the oppression of the Arabs and the beginning of the Golden Age. Spanish ships colonized the huge territories of South and North America, Africa, almost all over the world, distributing their language and culture.

Numerous revolutions and civil wars did not allow Spain to keep the former power. All colonies became independent, and the Pyrenean Peninsula gained the modern territory of Portugal. The territory of Spain became much smaller, but the country "over which the sun never goes" still amazing the imagination by its culture, architecture, and recently also football. Spain was never a mod lawmaker in the sport number one. The generation of Telmo Sarry with difficulty took the fourth place at the 1950 World Cup, in 1964, the home euro was won and that's it. Even the team of the Great Fernando Hierro, the Gaisk Mendi and Raul regularly flew in the initial stages of the playoffs until the end of the 2000s came. Then Spain became the first team who won three large tournaments in a row (Euro 2008 and 2012, World Cup 2010), however, followed the inevitable decline. On the last Unifial "Red Fury" could not get out of the group with Australia and Chile, passing to his passive 5: 1 from Holland.

National team today

Surprisingly, "Red Furai" is not a unconditional favorite of the group V. Dvoevlow in the quartet they will have to share with the current European champions by the Portuguese. But at the total cost, the first line of the Spaniards will not give up, almost a billion euros there is a preliminary application of Hulen Lopenegi, there was not enough only 8 million. Roting leaders are quite amazing. Portal "Transfermarkt" highly appreciates young talents of Madrid superclubs. Art and Marco Asencio received a price tag of 75 million euros, and Saul Nyiguez and Kok - 70. Next, the main goalkeeper "MJ" and the Spanish national team David de Hea is located. The phenomenal goalkeeper was estimated at 60 million euros. His shifts on the Mundial will be the Pepa Rhine and the young Kepa, but their help will need only as a last resort.

With defense, too, everything is clear. The center will play enemies in the club, but friends on the Ramos and Peak, on the flanks of Dani Carvachal and Jordia Albe (also representing "Real" and Barcelona ", respectively), the competition will be a bunch of London clubs - Cears Aspilicouette and Nacho MMonreal. How to choose players to the center of the field, and who will eventually settle down, one Lopemege is known. Maybe helen did not yet decide. In the support zone, Sergio Busquets will certainly appear, which expensive saul can be replaced. Next - the flight of fantasy, primarily the Spanish attacking midfielders. Surely Andres Iniesta will take its position on the field, there is a scho and David Silva. But to find a place on the field of extremely talented Tiago Alcantara, Kok, Lucasa Vasquez and Marco Asencio, have to try.

Attacks also raises questions, but questions of another sense. Will it be? A variant with six attacking midfielders is quite likely when David Silva, awareness or Marco Asencio alternately will be found on the tip of attacks. If Hulen Lopegegi decides to play with one pure forward, the role of the tip will naturally play the Diego Costa, at the moment looking at times more than all other forwards. And if the coach chooses a diagram with a drawing attacker, the place on the field will be found more technical, but less aggressive like players of Yago aspas or Rodrigo.

Application of the Spanish national team

goalkeepers: David de Hea ("Manchester United"), Kepa Arrisabalaga (Atletica), Pepa Raina ("Napoli");

defenders: Daniel Karvakhal, Sergio Ramos, Nacho (all - "Real"), Alvaro Oreosol ("Real Sociedad"), Gerard Peak, George Alba (both - "Barcelona"), Cears Aspilicoute (Chelsea), Nacho Montreal ( "Arsenal");

midfielders: Arts, Marco Asencio, Lucas Vasquez (all - "Real"), Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta (both - "Barcelona"), coke, saul (both - "Atletico"), Thiago Alcantara ("Bavaria"), David Silva (Manchester City);

attacking: Diego Costa (Atletico), Rodrigo (Valencia), Yago Aspas ("Seltsa").

Remained without the world championship

Competition in the Spanish national team is so high that several high-class football players remained without the World Cup, even being absolutely healthy and being in good shape. The Spanish Diaspora "Chelsea" was most affected. Marcos Alonso, Sesk Fabregas, Alvaro moratah will not go to the World Cup. If the players of the attacking zone spent last season not so, losing competition in the case, the absence of Marcos Alonso causes amazement. Not one extreme defender from London remained without a mundial. The decision again is ambiguous, "to sweat" the ector of Bellerina will not be able to every coach. From midfielders there is a lack of Juan Maty and Ander Errera, who burned in Manchester United. Catalan Serfa Roberto remained without a trip to Russia, as well as José Calubon from "Napoli" and a representative of Milan Suso. This is the entire consequence of high competition.

Way to World Cup 2018

European qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup presented us with a gorgeous group with Italy and Spain side by side. However, the struggle did not work out. The Ventura team was still at the group stage began to strain the fans of a fan game, famously collapsed "Red Furi" with a score of 3: 0. Unfortunately, for the "jacks of adrserities", the team did not recover, as a result, losing the joints of the shock matches and flew past Mundial. Spain confidently brought the case to the first place in the group, occasionally resting over Lichteinstein (2 times 7: 0), Macedonia and other weak rivals. As a result, ten matches without defeats with a single draw, three missed balls and a direct ticket to the World Championships in Russia.

The main character

Oh, how difficult it is to choose the main character in the superstar team of Spain. Where no look, world-class football player. Spanish footballers "Real" were often criticized, Iniesta a little dymerk with age, and David Silva still remained in the shadow of Kevin de Berin with Lerom San. Therefore, choose a football player who is home to the red part of Manchester, and regularly raise football experts from the whole world to heaven. Naturally you guessed, someone will be speech.

David de Hea Kintana was born in the largest city of Spain - Madrid. From early childhood, Parenyuk fell to the Academy of Madrid "Atletico", a graduate "Kanthers" he is. The first match for the main structure of David spent in 18 years old, playing against the "Port" in the Champions League. He headed at that time "Atletico" Abel Revino celebrated the composure and amazing reaction of the young goalkeeper. Rather de Hea became the main goalkeeper, his confident game helped the club to win the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup. For the native club, David managed to spend 84 matches, after which it was sold to Manchester United.

The English club saw in David the replacement of Great Edwina van der Saar. "Red Devils" did not lose. For 8 seasons at Old Trafford De Hea turned into one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Crazy reaction and wonderful saves were demonstrated under the guidance of any mentor. For one time, Spanish goalkeeper managed to win the Championship of England, the Cup of England, Europa League. Rumors about the transfer of de Hea in Madrid "Real" regularly pop up in the press. Goalkeepers want to buy everything best clubs World.

David de Hea is a member of the two world championships. In 2010, he, together with the Spanish national team, became a tournament triumphistrator. In 2014 left Mundial after the group stage, when Spain could not cope with the teams of Holland, Chile and Australia. All would be good, but David never went out on the field. Young goalkeeper was sitting behind the backs of Casillas and Pepa Ryanka. The first gaming minutes at the world championships de Hea will gain in Russia, no doubt. Now David is the main goalkeeper of the Spanish national team, accumulating 27 matches for "Red Furia".

Main coach

Holen Lopegegi Personality is not the scale that can be expected from the Spanish team, but the choice is correct. Unknown Spanish goalkeeper began the coaching career in "Rayo Vallekano". It turned out to be the same speed as his speeches for the Spanish national team (1 match). The Academy of Madrid "Real" shelted Hulen, giving him a ticket to a large coaching path. GRERERO, SALAHON, Nacho worked with Lopemegegi in Castille, and then almost all the composition were met in the Youth team of Spain, led by Hulen. After winning two youth euros, Lopegegi received an invitation from Portugal, but could not bring the "port" to the champion title. Absorbing Viencen lessons Del Bosque Hulelen, headed the main national team of Spain before selective tournament By the World Cup 2018. So far, everything is successful, "Fury Roch" rolled through the group, but the main tests are waiting for Lopegers at the World Championships. From Spain is waiting for the resumption of victorious traditions.

Tasks for the World Cup

After the golden period of the decade ago, the Spaniards always have one task in international forums to win a trophy. The calendar has to perform. The group consists of two strong and two weak teams, which practically qualifies the "Red Furia" in the playoffs. In the 1/8 finals of the Spaniards there is a huge chance of meeting with the Russians or the Egyptians, which also tunes the hula lopenets to the optimistic way. To predict the further development of events is very difficult, but the strong Spanish team will be the favorite of almost any match, before intersection with Germany or Brazil.

Fans and their expectations from the World Cup

Spain Country by European standards is rich. A huge tank of fans from the Pyrenean Peninsula is expected to coming in Russia in Russia. Sochi, who will take Derby with Portugal, will definitely be filled with people in red-yellow uniform, with flags of the same bright coloring, and drawn by bulls resembling Corrida. Spaniards are very noisy nation, the painful culture is organized at the highest level. It's nice that the weak half of humanity is very actively involved in the fan movement, Spanish will definitely decorate Russia in the summer months. All polls (experts, fans, journalists) are waiting for victory at the World Championships. Spaniards really want to forget the shame of the past Mundial.

Opinion bookmakers

Bookmakers do not see sense to spend group tournament. The coefficient of way out of the group "Furi Rohi" - 1.05. The path to the quarterfinals is also practically ordered - 1.4 digit on this event. A small coefficient and for the appearance of Spain in the semifinals (2), for comparison, for the obvious Victoria "Atletico" in the final of the Europa League was given as much. According to the bookmakers, the path to the final will have to unzip - the coefficient 4, and the victory in the tournament is estimated 2 times higher. Spain ranks fourth in the list of bookmakers of the upcoming World Cup. Above, only Brazil, Germany and France are quoted.

The Spanish team is the only team in history, which was able to win in a row three large tournaments. From 2008 to 2012, all three international forum remained for "Red Furia".

At the victorious European Championship 2012, the Spanish national team missed only one ball, which is a record indicator in modern history.

The upcoming Mundial will be the last for the brilliant Andres Inaine, the author of the Golden Goal at the 2010 World Cup.

The legendary "Tika-Taka" originated in Spain. The golden period of the Spanish national team, victory at the 2010 World Championships and European Championships 2008 and 2012, called the era of this style, implying constant ball control and frequent cutting transmissions.

The largest victory in the history of the Spanish national team was mined in May 1933, when Bulgaria was crushed with a score of 13: 0.

At the 2014 World Cup, Spain suffered one of the most large lesions In history, giving way to the Dutch men 5: 1. Only in 1928 and 1931, England and Italy beat the Spaniards 7: 1.

Forecast of performance from Euro-Football.ru

According to the Spanish national team, the portal " Euro-football.ru."Solidarity with bookmakers. Low coefficients for the release of" Red Furi "from the group and the quarterfinals are justified, rivals are a nervous ward of Hulen Lopenetheg. Next, too, everything is quite adequately, the path to the semifinal with Brazilians, who will hardly fail, block unstable Croats. In this Match 70/30. Our subjective opinion is: the Spanish team does not become the strongest in 2018, the maximum of what the players will achieve Hula Lopemethegi - the match for the third place.

Associations with the country

Than just not Slavna Spain. It is a medieval architecture, which is completely sleeping by Barcelona, \u200b\u200band a passionate dance Flamenco, and an amazing corrida. But our sports associations with Spain are immediately returned by Euro 2008, best tournament For the Russian team in history. Arshavin, Pavlyuchenko, Torbinsky and Zyryanov (remember this?) At the peak of the form, a mischievous victory over the Netherlands, access to the semifinal of the tournament - everything was perfect for the Russian national team. Everything, besides two matches with the Spaniards, who opened and closed for our Euro 2008 national team. There were three victories between these matches (Greece, Sweden, the Netherlands were defeated), but how Spain appeared on the field, russian players Passed into a stupor. 4: 1 and 3: 0 - So ended our relationship with the "Red Furia" in the last official matches. There is a large proportion that Spain and Russia will meet again in the playoffs. It becomes anxious.

Ivan Terentyev