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‘Fired up’ Spain ready to hit back, says De la Fuente
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said his players have been stung by the criticism that followed a shock 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, but will put that right against Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
- The European champions arrived in North America as one of the favourites for the tournament.
- “This generation of footballers is highly competitive and really fired up… It’s going to be a completely different story,” De la Fuente told his pre-match press conference in Atlanta on Saturday.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said his players have been stung by the criticism that followed a shock 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, but will put that right against Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
The European champions arrived in North America as one of the favourites for the tournament.
But with Lamine Yamal only able to make an appearance as a second-half substitute on his return from injury, La Roja were laboured in attack as the African archipelago of just over 500,000 people held out for a historic result.
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