{"id":1465062,"date":"2026-07-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1465062"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:30:54","slug":"spain-world-cup-analysis-defence-success","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/spain-world-cup-analysis-defence-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain World Cup analysis: Can La Roja’s defence lead them to glory?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spain<\/a> are among the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their odds have dropped since the start of the tournament, due to a combination of things. Their own struggles in front of goal, as well as the performances of France<\/a> and Argentina<\/a> among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain booked their spot in the knockout stages of the World Cup with five goals in three games. But four of those came in a win over Saudi Arabia<\/a>. La Roja<\/em> only scored one to beat Uruguay<\/a> and drew a blank in their opener against Cape Verde<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But maybe we shouldn’t be focusing on the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n

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