MADRID, 5 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women’s soccer team faces Switzerland this Saturday (7:00 am/La 1) in their round of 16 match in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, a match without a net and in which they seek to make history with their first World Cup qualification for the quarterfinals and win an eliminatory duel for the first time.
Spain arrives at this appointment after adding their first defeat in the tournament last Monday, when they were thrashed after a bad game against Japan, but still with a certain favoritism over a rival who still does not know what it is to concede a goal and who also wants to getting into the top eight in the world for the first time.
Jorge Vilda’s team will have to park all those doubts that it offered defensively and show its best version in the offensive phase at the Eden Park Stadium in Auckland to continue extending the dream of going far in this tournament against a Switzerland that will possibly raise a match very similar to that of the Japanese.
Welcome to the live narration of Switzerland-Spain.
EXPECTED FULL AT EDEN PARK
As indicated by the Spanish team, FIFA has reported that all tickets have been sold to watch the match at Eden Park, Auckland. The capacity of the stadium is around 45,000 spectators
SPAIN WILL PLAY WITH ITS SECOND EQUIPMENT
Spain will wear their second kit for the first time in the tournament, completely in blue. Let’s hope it gives luck to be in the quarterfinals
SPAIN BEFORE THE CURSE OF THE CROSSING
The women’s team has never made it past a knockout match in a major international competition. In this World Cup they will try for the sixth time after having lost in the semifinals of EURO’97 (2-1 vs Italy), in the quarterfinals of EURO’13 (3-1 vs Norway), in the quarterfinals of EURO ’17 (0-0 vs Austria and loss on penalties), in the round of 19 of the World Cup’19 (2-1 vs USA) and in the quarterfinals of EURO’22 (2-1 vs England)
ESTHER, CAPTAIN
In the absence of Ivana Andrés and Olga Carmona, the forward will wear the bracelet. Without a doubt, a special day for the Andalusian
SWITZERLAND ELEVEN
Thalmann; Aigbogun, Maritz, Stierli, Riesen; Horse, Walt, Reuter; Bachmann, Crnogorcevic and PiubelInka Grings bets on its most used eleven. He comes out with an apparent 4-3-3, although it will be necessary to see how he stands on the field
VILDA RENEWS ITS ELEVEN
Regarding the Japan game, apart from Misa, Olga Carmona, Rocío Gálvez, Alexia Putellas and Mariona Caldentey are not playing. We will see how this ‘revolution’ turns out for the coach, who is betting again on a ‘9’ and more offensive tinge with the entry of Alba Redondo
THERE ARE ALREADY ONCES AND THERE IS A SURPRISE AND ‘REVOLUTION’
Jorge Vilda bets on Cata Coll in the goal to the detriment of Misa Rodríguez. The coach renews his eleven a lot for this duel with the entries Oihane Hernández, Laia Codina, Alba Redondo and Esther González
Cata; Oihane, Irene, Laia, Ona; Father, Tere, Jenni; Alba, Esther and Salma
GOOD MORNING
Good morning. The ‘kill kill’ begins in the World Cup, there is no longer any possibility of mistakes, doubts and bad days. The loser goes home