🤯 Cape Verde have La Furia in check: Spain star goes missing | OneFootball

European champions Spain are having an extremely tough time in their opening World Cup match against Cape Verde. In the first half, the World Cup underdog has completely kept one of the biggest favorites for the title under control. Aside from Ferran Torres hitting the woodwork, La Furia Roja have not created much of a goal threat so far. 

An Opta statistic shows just how well the African island nation is defending against Spain. After the first 30 minutes, Mikel Oyarzabal had not registered a single touch of the ball. That has not happened at a World Cup since 1966. Spain’s striker is quite literally left isolated up front. 

Can the favorites still get the job done in the second half, or are we about to witness the first truly major upset of the World Cup?

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