Spains Loses To Chile, Ending Their Hopes On Wednesday Of Becoming Back-To-Back World Cup Champions
Spain loses to Chile, eliminating themselves from their hope of winning back-to-back World Cups with a 2-0 loss on Wednesday.
Chile is now 2-0 in group-play, but Spain is now 0-2. They also made history by losing their first two games in group play, which is the first time in history that the defending World Cup champions lose their opening matches as they attempt to defend their title.
Line-ups and stats provided by FIFA.com.
SPAIN | CHILE |
1I. CASILLAS(GK)(C) | 1C. BRAVO(GK)(C) |
4JAVI MARTÍNEZ | 2MENA |
6A. INIESTA | 4ISLA |
11PEDRO76' | 5SILVA |
14ALONSO46' HT | 7ALEXIS |
15RAMOS | 8VIDAL88' |
16SERGIO | 11VARGAS85' |
18JORDI ALBA | 17MEDEL |
19DIEGO COSTA64' | 18JARA |
21SILVA | 20CH. ARÁNGUIZ64' |
22AZPILICUETA | 21DIAZ |
Substitutes | Substitutes |
---|---|
23REINA (GK) | 12TOSELLI (GK) |
12DE GEA (GK) | 23HERRERA (GK) |
2R. ALBIOL | 3ALBORNOZ |
3PIQUÉ | 6CARMONA 88' |
5JUANFRAN | 9PINILLA |
7DAVID VILLA | 10VALDIVIA 85' |
8XAVI | 13ROJAS |
9TORRES 64' | 14ORELLANA |
10FÁBREGAS | 15BEAUSEJOUR |
13MATA | 16GUTIÉRREZ 64' |
17KOKE 46' HT | 19FUENZALIDA |
20S. CAZORLA 76' | 22PAREDES |
Coach | Coach |
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Vicente DEL BOSQUE (ESP) | Jorge SAMPAOLI (ARG) |