One of the favorite teams to win the 2026 World Cup is Spain. The group directed by Luis de la Fuente generates high expectations for his performance in other competitions and for having players of the caliber of Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Gavi and Mikel Oyarzabal.
However, the emotion seemed to dilute a little in the debut of “La Roja” in the World Cup, after drawing 0-0 against Cape Verde, since all predictions pointed to Spain as the favorite and, They even anticipated a bulky result.
The insipid draw leaves Spain in a compromised situation, not only for not meeting expectations in its World Cup debut, but also for the criticism received. These not only fall on some players for their performance, but also on tactical decisions that are the responsibility of De la Fuente.
Even the disappointment of Spain’s draw, which currently occupies position 3 in the FIFA ranking, left the Cape Verde team well positioned (which is in position 64), which managed to maintain their unbeaten goal thanks to the great performance of their goalkeeper, Vozinha.
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Among the main criticisms that Spain received, according to the newspaper BrandfImagine how late coach Luis de la Fuente made the changes.
Spain’s substitutions continued until the 70th minute, when De la Fuente made the decision to incorporate players like Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams and Mikel Merino.
Although the changes slightly improved the team’s performance, they were not enough to open the scoring, and Many point out that the technician took too long to make the necessary modifications.
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In terms of possession and dominance of the match, Spain showed its superiority. However, one of the points weaknesses exposed by the fans was the lack of efficiency in finishing in front of the goal.
This was reflected in the numerous chances created by Spain, in which forwards such as Ferran Torres wasted several scoring opportunities in front of the Cape Verde goal.
Although Spain, according to Brandhad 74% of possession of the ball, He made 27 shots and seven shots on goal, but failed to open the scoring.