De la Fuente: Spain’s midfield best, Yamal gets advice

In the third‑floor training room of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Spain’s manager Luis de la Fuente addressed a stack of questions on the laptop, praising the team’s midfield as the world’s best. He also offered advice to 17‑year‑old Lamine Yamal and reflected on how the current squad stacks up against the 2010 World Cup winners as Spain finish their warm‑up before the last‑16 match with Portugal.

De la Fuente recalled watching Andrés Iniesta’s 2010 goal as a child in his hometown of Haro, La Rioja, describing it as the most powerful World Cup image he has ever seen. palladian.co.za