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Casillas: There is no guarantee Spain will make World Cup

The Roja's No. 1 expressed a certain confidence about the world champions' chances of defending their title in Brazil but concedes he finds it strange that they have to qualify Spain's  goalkeeper  Iker Casillas  has raised concern over the possibillity of his side not featuring in World Cup 2014.  As it stands, current rules now mean the reigning world champions have to go through qualification which previously was not the case. This could mean if Spain fail to qualify from Group I, then, they will miss out on Brazil something which Casillas admits is peculiar. "Obviously it is strange and unusual that the world champions do not have an automatic ticket for Brazil," he told  AS . "It could happen that we do not reach the World Cup and it would be strange if the champions were not there to defend their title, but we are just thinking about what we are doing." The affectionately named  San Iker  then turned his attention to their upc...

Spain 5-0 Saudi Arabia: Villa nets comeback goal in thumping friendly win

The forward tucked away a penalty in his first game for his country since returning from a broken leg, but it was his Barcelona team-mate Pedro who stole the show with two goals Spain  warmed up for their opening 2014 World Cup qualifier with a predictably facile 5-0 friendly win over  Saudi Arabia  on Friday night. Santi Cazorla opened the scoring and Pedro doubled the home side's advantage soon after. Substitute Xavi netted a third two minutes into the second half before Barcelona team-mate David Villa announced his return to the international arena by converting a penalty shortly after entering the fray. Pedro then put the seal on an impressive individual display when he tucked away a terrific through-ball from David Silva with 17 minutes remaining. The reigning world and two-time European champions, who take their first step on the road to Rio against Georgia next week, fielded an experimental starting lineup, with Xavi and Andres Iniesta among those na...

Spain 4-0 Italy: Records tumble in stunning triumph

Two goals in each half saw the brilliant Spaniards run up a record scoreline in an international tournament final and win their third major trophy in a row Spain  have been crowned Euro 2012 champions after a record-breaking 4-0 victory over Italy  in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on Sunday.  La Roja's  victory, added to their Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 successes, makes them the first team in history to win three major international tournaments in a row. David Silva opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour with a header, before a lung-busting run and finish from Jordi Alba put Spain two goals ahead by half-time. The second half saw chances for both teams, but the match changed on the hour mark after Thiago Motta was strechered off moments after coming off the bench, reducing Italy to 10 men with all three substitutions already used.  There was no way back for  the Azzurri  after that, as Spain put on a passing exhibition to...

'Spain have an enviable team' - Del Bosque shrugs off criticism

 spain vs portugal live streaming , EURO 2012 live score,watch match portugal vs spain 27/06/2012 online, live free The former Real Madrid boss is unperturbed that La Roja have been accused of being boring, claiming that he is just pleased that they have met all of their own expectations so far Vicente del Bosque  insists that he is not paying the slightest bit of attention to the current criticism of  Spain 's style of play, arguing that no matter what anyone else says, he knows he is in possession of an "enviable team". La Roja drew widespread praise for the way in which they went about winning Euro 2008 but there were some murmurings of disapproval during their successful 2010 World Cup campaign, with some pundits claiming that the country's unique brand of  tika-taka  possession football  had become repetitive and monotonous. The backlash has increased at Euro 2012, with the Italian media going as far to label Spain boring and def...

Rough night for Spain's aristocrats

Spain's Jesus Navas celebrates after scoring a goal against Croatia Lorded as the aristocrats of the beautiful game, Spain found themselves involved in a street fight against Croatia on Monday before reaching the Euro 2012 quarter-finals with a fortunate 1-0 victory on a nervy night. When Jesus Navas finally broke the deadlock after 88 minutes the overriding emotion was relief rather than joy after the holders flirted with a defeat that would have sent them tumbling out of the tournament. On the positive side Spain proved the old adage that great teams can find a way to win when not playing at their best although as the minutes ticked away in the Group C clash they appeared caught between not losing and trying to win. "We had a very tough game today and we got through it and the important thing even when you have a poor day is that you keep advancing in the tournament,"  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque told reporters. He then added a complaint not usually levelled a...

Spain 4-0 Ireland: Torres leads procession as Trapattoni's men are eliminated

A second half flourish from Vicente Del Bosque's side sees La Roja head into the last group match in pole position to qualify as group C winners Republic of Ireland have been eliminated from Euro 2012 after a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Spain in a Group C encounter in Gdansk on Thursday. Fernando Torres, omitted from the starting line-up in the first match, scored a brace and David Silva and Cesc Fabregas each bagged a goal in a match that saw total Spanish domination from start to finish. Each side had made just one change from their previous Group C match, with Torres and Simon Cox being introduced to the action in place of Fabregas and Kevin Doyle, and it was the two strikers who made an immediate impression at the start of the match. Cox tested the gloves of Iker Casillas in the first minute of the game with a well-struck shot from the edge of the area.  Torres  did one better and gave the holders the lead just four minutes into the match, providing t...

Spain lead FIFA rankings into Euro 2012; Germany, Portugal drop

Spain will start their Euro title defence as the top ranked team in the football world while Germany and Portugal lost ground in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Wednesday.    The European and world champions Spain take 1,456 points into the June 8-July 1 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.    Uruguay moved into second place with 1,292 points at the expense of Germany, now third on 1,288.    The Netherlands, Brazil, England, Argentina, Croatia, Denmark and Portugal complete the top 10, with the Portuguese sliding down five places after modest results in their last tune-up games. The co-hosts are the lowest-ranked Euro finalists with Ukraine 52nd and Poland 62nd in the FIFA list.

Spain's Velasco Carballo opening match of Euro 2012 between Poland vs Greece

Referee Carlos Velasco Spain's Carlos Velasco Carballo will referee the opening match of Euro 2012 between co-hosts Poland and Greece at the National Stadium on Friday, UEFA said. Velasco Carballo, 41, was the fourth official in Munich for last month's Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich. The Spaniard, who made his international refereeing debut in 2008, also officiated the 2011 Europa League final won 1-0 by Porto against compatriots Braga. This year's European Championship ends on July 1 with the final in Kiev.

'They have tortured people to force confessions out of them’ - Meet the Ukraine police Amnesty are battling to control

The human rights organisation have raised concerns about the brutality reported in the country ahead of Euro 2012, with police still stuck in their old Soviet ways Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, euro 2012, watch euro 2012 Their job is to ‘protect and serve’; to defend the civil liberties of their people and punish those who threaten the security, rights and freedom of both their own citizens and visitors to their nation. It is in the company of the police that the public are meant to feel at their safest. However, as Ukraine gears up to co-host Euro 2012, there are increasing fears that the very people employed to ensure safety could prove to be the biggest threat to football fans arriving to cheer on their teams. Human rights organisation Amnesty International has demanded urgent reforms of the Ukrainian police force due to a concerning trend of criminali...

Casillas breaks international wins record with Spain's victory over South Korea

The iconic captain is celebrating yet another milestone in his career after becoming the player with the highest number of international triumphs watch euro 2012 live online Real Madrid  goalkeeper  Iker Casillas  has set a new record in international football following  Spain 's 4-1 victory over  South Korea  in a friendly match. In what was his 130th appearance for Spain, Casillas won his 95th match for the national team, breaking the record for the highest number of international victories that had been set by France's Lilian Thuram and matched by Egypt's Ahmed Hassan. The 31-year-old custodian was introduced in the second half and did not concede a goal, while watching Alvaro Negredo score La Roja's fourth goal of the night. Casillas, who also recorded his 74th clean sheet with the national side, has also become the fourth-highest-capped goalkeeper in football, behind Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Al-Deayea (178), Italy's Thomas Ravelli (1...