Lamine on the bench as favourites Spain take on Cabo Verde | OneFootball

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We're underway between Spain and Cabo Verde.

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The Spanish supporters are ready.

One of the main men for Spain has already had a busy Monday!

What are your predictions for the opener? Let us know in the comments.

Just how good do Spain look right now? Well for many La Roja are the favourites for this tournament and our friends at From The Spot have outlined why here.

And here's a neat graphic of today's line-ups ...

Elsewhere in World Cup world, there's some remarkable reports claiming that Tunisia boss Sabri Lamouchi will be sacked as Tunisia coach after their 5-1 defeat to Sweden. You can read more about that here.

In case you missed it earlier, Marc Cucurella - who is starting today for Spain - completed his move to Real Madrid from Chelsea earlier. Will that give the curly-haired defender extra oommpphhh against Cabo Verde?

Not great for anyone who has Lamine Yamal down as their tournament top scorer, but it's probably right not to risk the Barcelona star this early in the World Cup.

And it's some early team news for La Roja with Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams on the bench for their clash with Cabo Verde.

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our World Cup daily live blog where we'll be leading you up to Spain's tournament bow.