Spain: A National Team with passes... And shots!

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The Qualifier Stage of the European Championship of the France 2016 states that the style and character of the Spanish side is still strong

The Spanish National Team bases its game on a combination of elements on the playing field. Through assists, quick rebounds and movement of the players to be ready to receive the ball. 

Spain is the team with most passes with a total of 5,843 and with most completions with a sum of 5.382. Vicente del Bosque's Team is fully in control on the pitch with a 92% of chances and an average ball possession with 68%, both facts, the best participants in the qualifier stage of the 2016 France EURO. 

Despite having ball control in midfield, the Spanish side can also boast of several shots on target, 145 to be exact (18,13 per match), with a total of 40 interventions. The Spanish Team has scored a total of 18 goals, 8 shots and 3 in counterattack. Data that shows that their goal average per match is 2,25. 

The Spanish National Team has a clearly defined style that has led them to the victory on several occasions. 

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Marc Bartra: "I'm very grateful to Del Bosque for all the trust he's shown me"

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The Spanish squad full back, Marc Bartra held an interview with MARCA, sports daily, where he discussed the national team

In the interview, the FC Barcelona full back goes over his sporting career both on a club and national team level.

After going through the different Spanish squad categories, Marc Bartra discusses his time in the National Team: "Now I'm in the Senior team I am very grateful to Del Bosque for all the trust he's shown me in order to continue growing, helping the team to get further." 

He also spoke about the difficulty of staying among the top teams: "They've won two European Cups, the World Cup and it's hard to stay on top, but now it's time for change. Now we're a mix of U21 winners, U20 players and the best Spanish players." 

The defender is a demanding player and recognizes: "There's always room for improvement. Day by day you can evolve. Now I've got perfect teammates who bring out the best in me." 

Lastly, the footballer confessed that he's not always played as a defender: "I played on the inside, went through midfield and finally fell back as central defender." 

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Tickets for the Spain-Luxembourg match go on sale Monday 21st September

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The game where Spain could mathematically qualify for the following European Cup that is to take place in France

Tickets for the Spain-Luxembourg, EURO Qualifier match go on sale on Monday 21st September at 12pm. They will be available online on www.rfef.es  and www.sefutbol.com up until two hours prior to the match or until stock lasts. 

The Spain-Luxembourg match will be held at the Las Gaunas Stadium in Logroño on Friday 9th October at 8:45pm. Spain will battle to qualify for the final stage of the continental tournament that is to take place in France next Summer and where the Spanish side hopes to defend the title conquered twice in a row in Austria (2008) and Ukraine (2012).

It is, therefore, a key match for Vicente del Bosque's men because a win against Luxembourg could lead them to the final stage of the competition ahead of completing the qualifier stage.
Aware of this and given the current economic situation, the Spanish Football Federation wants the local fans to support the national team and has established affordable prices ranging from 20 and 50 euros, cheaper than the match held in Las Gaunas four years ago (6th September 2011) against Liechtenstein where prices ranged between 35 and 65 euros. 

This means a 30 per cent discount . Roughly fifty per cent of the tickets sold will be priced between 20 and 30 euros.

On internet, via  www.rfef.es and  www.sefutbol.com tickets will go on sale on Monday 21st until two hours prior to the match. On October 1st the ticket booths at the Las Gaunas Stadium will open until stock lasts. 

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Vicente del Bosque: "We look to pass to the final stages of the EURO at the Las Gaunas match"

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Spain's Head Coach, Vicente del Bosque, accompanied the 'La Rioja' Football Federation in the qualifier match presentation held on Thursday 17th

During the press conference, Vicente del Bosque evaluated the importance of the match to take place on October 9th at the Municipal Stadium of Las Gaunas in Logroño. Their opponent will be Luxembourg, the penultimate match on the road to the France 2016 EURO. 

Expectations: "We hope to achieve our goal of qualifying for the European Cup in Las Gaunas."

Good group vibe: "We've got no complaints with regards to the sporting and personal behaviour of the players who are called up to the Spain squad." 

Message to the local fans: "I trust they'll enjoy the football and will watch a good match." 

Qualifier: "With two qualifier matches are left on the road to qualifying. We're a well known National Team all over the world." 

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VIDEO: Las Gaunas, playing field that took us to the European Cup in 2011

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Spain beat Liechtenstein (6-0) four years ago and, with this result, qualified for the 2012 EURO that they would later conquer in an unforgettable final against Italy

in September of 2011, Spain played Liechtenstein in Las Gaunas and won: 6-0 in favour of Vicente del Bosque's team in a match that mathematically qualified them for the 2012 EURO. 

The team that took part in this triumph was: Casillas, Ramos (Thiago, min.55), Busquets, Albiol, Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso, Xavi (Fábregas, min.46), Iniesta, Mata, Villa and Negredo (Llorente, min.60).

Thiago made his debut with the Spanish National Team and Negredo and Villa scored two and Sergio Ramos completed the win. 

Iker Casillas also shone with a quality save in the only clear chance Liechtenstein. 

With the ticket conquered in Las Gaunas for the Poland and Ukraine 2012 EURO the last great success of the National Team: conquering the 2012 EURO in a spectacular 4-0 win over Italy. 

This match against Liechtenstein became the precedent of the next match on October 9th in Las Gaunas against Luxembourg that would seal the ticket for the France 2012 EURO. 

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1000 days for the ball to start rolling at the Russia World Cup 2018

This September 18th there are exactly 1000 days left for the 2018 Russia World Cup

The Manézhnaya square in Moscow will launch on Friday a symbolic clock to count the time before the ball starts rolling in the Russia World Cup. 

The Red Square will celebrate a football tournament among youths with Russia and three national sides who have won the World Cup, i.e. Italy, Spain and Germany. 

The 2018 World Cup trophy will be on display for all the fans to see and photograph. 

The tournament will take place in Russia for the first time in history between June 14th and July 15th 2018. 

The championship will be held in 12 stadiums, spread across 11 cities: Moscow, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, Rostov, Sochi and Yekaterinburg.

The FIFA World Cup will kick star at Luzhniki Stadium on June 15th 2018. 

Moscow and St. Petersburg will host the most interesting matches of the 2018 Russia World Cup. The second semifinal (July 11th) and the final (July 15th) will take place in Moscow.

The first semifinal (July 10th) and the battle for third (July 14th) will be played in St. Petersburg. 

With only one ticket available for the final stage, the Spanish National Team will play Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia and Liechtenstein. 

The Spanish National Team will start its qualifier stage matches in September of 2016 against Italy, four time World Champion. 

Along with the Azzurri, Spain is to play israel, Albania, Macedonia, Liechtenstein in the group stage to get to Russia 2018. 

The top eight runners up out of the nine group sin the UEFA confederation will take part in a two-leg match in November 2017, whose winners will make it through to the Russian tournament. A great challenge for Spain who looks to relive the milestone achieved in South Africa. 

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