The teams and players are already beginning to respond to the draw for the home stage of the World Cup in Qatar, which has convened a number of huge meetings and of course the focus is the battle between Spain and Germany. It was a rematch of the 2010 semi-final when the Spaniards won 0: 1 from a goal by Carles Puyol, but in 2020 came an equally memorable encounter, when the two teams met in the League of Nations and it ended in an unforgettable 0: 6 to La Rucha.
Manuel Neuer Who does not remember those meetings well, he said: “It was clear that we will have a strong rival from level 1, we have bad memories from our last meetings against Spain, but it will not happen to us again. We are sure we will have a successful tournament. “
the coach Hans Flick He added: “It will not be easy, but we have big goals. It’s an interesting home, Japan has high quality and Bundesliga players. In fact, we wanted to have a friendship meeting against her, but that could no longer happen. “All the teams have developed, we just need to make sure that we qualify.”
Goalkeeper and captain of France Hugo Loris He was confident and said: “The draw could have been more difficult if you look at the other teams, but in the World Cup there are no easy games. You have to come with a lot of modesty. “
Portugal coach, Fernando Santos, He said: “If you look at the ranks, we are favorites, but in the previous World Cup Uruguay was the favorite. We must not forget Ghana and South Korea, which are strong. “
Belgium coach, Roberto Martinez, Said after the draw against Croatia: “The draw is very challenging for us, we play at a slightly later date so we will have more time to prepare. Maybe we’ll even have a friendly game in front of the home crowd and then we’ll go to the tournament. Anyway, a great raffle, we’re already waiting for that. Morocco that has a lot of players playing in our league, Canada which is a strong team and of course Croatia which we know best. I hope the fans are already waiting for that. “
In Argentina, coach Lionel Scaloni has announced the cancellation of the friendly match against Mexico, as the Albiceleste were drawn against the Mexicans in the home leg.