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FIFA World Cup 2022, Spain vs Costa Rica Live Score: Spain Look To Begin Qatar Campaign With A Win Over Costa Rica | Football News
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FIFA World Cup 2022, Spain vs Costa Rica Live Score: Spain Look To Begin Qatar Campaign With A Win Over Costa Rica | Football News

[ad_1] FIFA World Cup 2022 Live, Spain vs Costa Rica: Spain take on Costa Rica in Group E clash© AFPFIFA World Cup 2022, Spain vs Costa Rica Live Updates: Spain will be going up against Costa Rica in their Group E clash of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022, at the Al Thumama Stadium on Wednesday. Currently, Spain are at the seventh spot in the FIFA rankings while Costa Rica are at the 31st position. It will be an interesting encounter as both the sides will be putting their best foot forward, hoping register a win in their opening game. (LIVE MATCH-CENTRE)Here are the LIVE Score Updates of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Football Match between Spain vs Costa Rica straight from Al Thumama Stadium in DohaNovember23202220:59 (IST)Spain vs Costa Rica: First competitive meeting between the two sidesIt...
FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022, Spain vs Costa Rica, Group E: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming | Football News
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FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022, Spain vs Costa Rica, Group E: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming | Football News

[ad_1] Spain will take on Costa Rica in a FIFA World Cup Group E fixture at the Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar. Spain have the third youngest squad at the World Cup, with Luis Enrique leaning on younger talents while some older players like Sergio Ramos were left out of the squad. La Roja hope to make a far smoother entrance than they did in Russia, where Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the tournament for accepting the Real Madrid job. Costa Rica, on the other hand, will rely on their veterans, Bryan Ruiz and and Keylor Navas.When will the Spain vs Costa Rica, FIFA World Cup 2022 match be played?The Spain vs Costa Rica, FIFA World Cup 2022 match will be played on Wednesday, November 23.Where will the Spain vs Costa Rica, FIFA World Cup 2022 match be played?The Spain vs Costa Rica, ...
Germany Eye World Cup Redemption As Croatia, Spain Kick Off  | Football News
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Germany Eye World Cup Redemption As Croatia, Spain Kick Off | Football News

[ad_1] Germany begin their path to World Cup redemption on Wednesday after the 2018 horror show in Russia, with Spain and Croatia also kicking off their campaigns in Qatar. After Saudi Arabia stunned Lionel Messi's Argentina, ending the South American champions' 36-match unbeaten run, Germany will be on high alert in their opening match against Japan. Croatia, surprise runners-up four years ago, take on Morocco in the early game. Spain face Costa Rica in the evening before Belgium play Canada in the late match.As defending champions Germany crashed out in the group stage in Russia, suffering their earliest World Cup exit since 1938."We know that what happened four-and-a-half years ago was terrible, so we had quite a wait," said Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich."The first game is e...
FIFA World Cup – No Doubt I Am Spain’s Leader: Luis Enrique Ahead Of Costa Rica Match | Football News
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FIFA World Cup – No Doubt I Am Spain’s Leader: Luis Enrique Ahead Of Costa Rica Match | Football News

[ad_1] Spain coach Luis Enrique insisted Tuesday that he is the team's leader in the absence of any obvious star player, ahead of their first World Cup game against Costa Rica. World Cup winner and captain Sergio Busquets tends to keep a low profile, while youngsters like Ansu Fati and Pedri could one day become stars in their own right but are still developing. "The leader of the national team has to be the coach," Luis Enrique told a press conference the day before Spain open their campaign against Los Ticos."I have to say I am the leader because who will believe in what I tell them, if there is any doubt."I decide who plays, when we travel, how we play, I am a leader who gives solutions to the team."I am delighted to be here, to debut as coach at a World Cup, enjoy this party of footb...
Spain’s Nico Williams Hoping For Sibling Showdown At FIFA World Cup  | Football News
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Spain’s Nico Williams Hoping For Sibling Showdown At FIFA World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Spain winger Nico Williams wants to take his sibling rivalry with older brother, Ghana striker Inaki Williams, from local parks to the biggest stage of all. Team-mates at Athletic Bilbao, the pair are extremely close, but Nico, 20, is hoping their paths can cross at the World Cup in Qatar. They both managed to score in the same Athletic match for the first time in September and could potentially meet as foes from the quarter-final stage. The Williams brothers would be only the second set of siblings to face each other at a World Cup after Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng did in 2010 and 2014 for Germany and Ghana respectively."Above all I'd like to face Ghana," Nico told AFP in an interview at Spain's Doha training base, the University of Qatar."It's that sibling rivalry, we always...
Cesar Azpilicueta Excited By Spain’s ‘Bold’ Youngsters At World Cup | Football News
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Cesar Azpilicueta Excited By Spain’s ‘Bold’ Youngsters At World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Experienced Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta said Saturday he was excited by the squad's "bold" youngsters as La Roja set their sights on a second World Cup crown. Luis Enrique has selected numerous young stars in his squad, including 20-year-olds Ansu Fati, Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino as well as teenagers Gavi and Pedri. The 33-year-old Chelsea captain, one of the few veterans in Qatar with Spain, said he enjoys watching them play and is impressed by how rapidly they have adapted to top-level football."What surprised me most is their boldness, they're not afraid -- the way they fit into the game, it's a pleasure to see this readiness for the age that they have," Azpilicueta said on Saturday."In football the youngsters start earlier and earlier. They are mature, they understand ...
Spain Replace Injured Lef-Back Jose Gaya With Barca’s Alejandro Balde For World Cup | Football News
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Spain Replace Injured Lef-Back Jose Gaya With Barca’s Alejandro Balde For World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Alejandro Balde called up for Qatar World Cup by Spain© AFPSpain dropped injured left-back Jose Gaya from their World Cup squad on Friday, with teenager Alejandro Balde replacing him. The Valencia defender sprained his ankle in training on Wednesday and coach Luis Enrique had said he would make a decision on the situation on Friday, after the team arrived in Doha. "The full-back leaves Qatar with the love, respect and recognition of his team-mates and the RFEF (Spanish FA)," said the RFEF in a statement."The RFEF's message for Gaya is filled with affection, he had won his place in the Spain squad at the World Cup after four years playing for the national team at the top level."Gaya, 27, has enjoyed a strong start to the season with Valencia and was set to play at his first World C...
FIFA World Cup 2022: Complete Squads And Full List Of Players Of All Teams | Football News
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Complete Squads And Full List Of Players Of All Teams | Football News

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup 2022 is all set to kick off on November 20 in Qatar. 32 teams, divided across 8 groups of four-team each, will be fighting it out for the coveted trophy. The final of the tournament will be played on December 18. Going into the mega event, all the teams have announced their respective squads of up to 26 players each. It is worth noting that the last day for the submission of the team was Monday. Defending champions France will be playing their tournament opener against Australia on Wednesday (IST). They had defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final of the 2018 edition in Russia.Here are the respective squads of all the teams for the FIFA World Cup 2022 -GROUP AECUADORGoalkeepers: Moises Ramirez, Alexander Dominguez, Hernan GalindezDefenders: Piero Hincapie, Robert Arbol...
Ravichandran Ashwin Will Support This Team At 2022 FIFA World Cup | Football News
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Ravichandran Ashwin Will Support This Team At 2022 FIFA World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin© AFPCome Sunday, the world's focus will shift towards the FIFA World Cup. After the last game week, domestic leagues paused for six weeks for the global showpiece but preparation time is short for the teams. The first World Cup to be held in the Arab world will kick off on Sunday when the host nation face Ecuador. Holding football's showpiece event in a desert state has necessitated an unprecedented re-organisation of the international football calendar, shifting the World Cup from its normal slot in the northern hemisphere summer to avoid the Gulf's scorching heat.Speaking to SPORTS18, India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about his favourite team at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and said: "I have always been a fan of Spain. Not sure how they...
Youngster Ansu Fati Makes Spain World Cup Squad, Sergio Ramos Excluded | Football News
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Youngster Ansu Fati Makes Spain World Cup Squad, Sergio Ramos Excluded | Football News

[ad_1] Luis Enrique called up Barcelona forward Ansu Fati for the 2022 World Cup as he announced his squad on Friday. The 20-year-old Barcelona forward was not used in September's Nations League clashes and has not been at his best for his club this season. Fati has four caps for his country and one goal, and has spent the best part of the last two seasons on the sidelines because of repeated knee injuries. Luis Enrique included him in a list of 26 players for the tournament in Qatar, which did not include veteran Paris Saint-Germain defender Sergio Ramos, despite speculation he could return."(Ansu) was one of the doubts until the last minute, we bet on him ahead of others," Luis Enrique told a press conference."Ansu's level in a football sense is unquestionable (but) he has gone through...