Probable Lineups

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4-4-2

Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision

(12) 4 Goals 0 (1)
28.4 Average Age 27.4
179.9 Average Height (cm) 182.6
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Friendlies.

Missing Players

Player Reason Status
Francesc Fábregas Out
No missing players.

Team News

  • Spain look set to play their strongest available team for this friendly - their penultimate game before the start of the Euros.
  • Cesc Fabregas is set to sit out with an injury he picked up in the Copa del Rey Final last week, though he is not a shoe-in to start for Spain even when he is fit, given the talent they have available.
  • David Silva and Andres Iniesta should be the playmakers behind Fernando Torres, with the freedom to roam as they do for their respective clubs.
  • The main news for South Korea is that Arsenal's Park Chu-Young has not been selected after upsetting the powers that be by delaying his national military service.

Prediction

  • South Korea have in recent years proven themselves as a force to reckoned with on the international football scene, and will provide a stern test for the reigning European and World champions. Spain, though, have got quite simply the most talented group of players going, and it is just a matter of whether they can continue to perform together without the likes of David Villa, who is injured for the tournament.
  • There will, therefore, be pressure on Fernando Torres to perform, and he has not exactly done well under the pressure of his price tag from his move to Chelsea, so it remains to be seen whether he can do so this summer, and this game would be the perfect place to gain a timely confidence boost.
  • Spain should run out winners here, and while the Koreans will work hard and give Spain a tough time, the European champions should begin their preparation for defending their crown in the perfect manner.
Prediction:
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