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| Dutch midfielder Sneijder and Spain midfielder Xavi. |
Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez said, they will continue to play a style of "tiki-taka" against the Netherlands in the opening match of Group B World Cup Brazil, on Saturday (14/06) early morning hrs.
"We remain faithful to our style of play, like when we won the World Cup trophy four years ago," said Xavi.
Tiki-taka is the designation is pinned on the Spanish national team style game that puts the ball as much as possible.
Through a game like that, a team of "matador" Spain won the 2008 European Cup trophy, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.
But lately, the quality begins to decline appearance Spain marked their 0-3 defeat of the national team of Brazil in the 2013 Confederations Cup.
Defeat is then associated with the assumption that the tiki-taka style of play that has been known weaknesses.
But, "I believe our style of game that will make us successful in Brazil," said Xavi.
La Roja match Spain against Netherlands at the Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Saturday early morning was a repeat of the 2010 World Cup South Africa, which was won by Xavi and friends.
However, Xavi admitted, Orange-team match against the Dutch national title-this time "is not easy."
Veteran players
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque calling dismissed the notion that the Spanish squad at the World Cup in Brazil met the "old veteran".
Most of the players selected this 63-year-old coach has been with La Roja since 2008.
"This is not a veteran squad, but a team of mature players," Del Bosque said at a news conference, before heading to Salvador.
Facing the match against Holland, Del Bosque admitted that his candidate has changed a lot in the last four years. "But our team remains as our current world champions."
In Group B, after facing the Netherlands, Spain will meet Chile and Australia.
Spain will defend the World Cup title by beating Brazil in the final, said studies institute football in Switzerland.
By using econometric methods, research institutions CIES football based in Switzerland diving depth analysis of the 32 teams that competed in the World Cup this time.
The method involves data on all aspects of the game, including a league match and the number of goals scored by each player who competed for the last two years. Not to forget, the gait of each player in their respective national teams.
"This approach allows us to predict the hypothetical scenario of the competition," said CIES, as quoted by AFP news agency.
Through this analysis, CIES predicts Brazil drove without a hitch means to reach the final. Having won Group A, the Samba team, nicknamed the Brazilian national team will beat the Netherlands in the last 16, subvert Italy in the quarter-finals, and folded France in the semifinals.
Selecao vs Matador
In the final, Brazil Selecao team-nickname-which has been estimated to face Spain beat Croatia in the last 16, ousted England in the quarter-finals, as well as dampen resistance Argentina in the semifinals.
Match Brazil against Spain in the final party will then end up with a team wins the Spanish national team, nicknamed the matador.
The third ranked candidate who beat Argentina occupied France.
CIES also mentions the fiercest matches will take place in Group C which contains Japan, Colombia, Ivory Coast, and Greece. No less interesting, the competition in Group G which contains Portugal, Germany, United States, and Ghana.
As for teams that enter 16 are Brazil, the Netherlands, Japan, Italy, France, Nigeria, Portugal, and Brazil. Then Spain, Croatia, England, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Germany, and Belgium. BBC
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