🏟The final warm-up before the World Cup: Chile to face Spain in a friendly | OneFootball

The Spanish National Team now has its definitive roadmap set for the World Cup. Before establishing their headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, "La Roja" will make a strategic stop in Mexico. On June 8, according to MARCA, the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla will be the venue for their final preparatory friendly, where the national team will face their Chilean counterparts.

A high-level opponent and World Cup memories

Spain was looking for a top-tier adversary to fine-tune their lineup a week before their debut against Cape Verde in Atlanta. Although playing against Mexico was considered, scheduling conflicts and sporting risks tipped the balance toward the South American side. Interestingly, the return to Puebla brings back bittersweet memories: it was there, in the 1986 World Cup, that Spain lost to Belgium on penalties in the quarterfinals.

The road to the United States

Luis de la Fuente’s preparations will begin at the end of May. After a lower-intensity match on June 4 at Riazor (possibly against China), the squad will fly that same night to Mexican soil. Awaiting them will be a Chilean team in the midst of an institutional crisis, which, after missing out on their third consecutive World Cup, will serve as the last major physical and tactical test for the Spanish internationals before crossing the border to their base in the United States.

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