Stade de Genève, SwitzerlandIniesta 55, Fabregas 71, 90 - Isla 11, Vargas 20Fabregas missed penalty 90 - Contreras sent off 82 Spain's media were for the second friendly international in a row very critical of their national team's state of preparedness for a game, whilst equally praising Andres Iniesta's second-half contribution and questioning Vicente Del Bosque's decision to leave him on the bench for the first half. AS’s report ...More

Stade de Genève, SwitzerlandIniesta 55, Fabregas 71, 90 - Isla 11, Vargas 20Fabregas missed penalty 90 - Contreras sent off 82 Spain Coach Vicente Del Bosque was highly critical of his team’s first-half display against Chile on Friday night in Geneva, as was Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets. In response to an entertaining game that saw the South Americans take a two-goal lead before the break and Spain battle back to record a 3-2 ...More

Stade de Genève, SwitzerlandIniesta 55, Fabregas 71, 90 - Isla 11, Vargas 20Fabregas missed penalty 90 - Contreras sent off 82 Spain came from two goals behind to beat Chile in a lively friendly match on Friday in St. Gallen, Switzerland. A combination of good fortune and a much improved second half showing helped secure victory for the World champions. Spain, who recently lost their number one spot in the controversial FIFA ranking ...More

After a rampant 2-1 victory over a young, inexperienced Mexico side, Chile will look to continue their good form against Uruguay in what could turn out to be a decisive match in the competition. Chile could secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America with a victory and coach Claudio Borghi’s philosophy will remain in an attacking vein as always. La Roja are undefeated in their last five international fixtures and will ...More

The knockout stage of any football tournament is always liable to increase both excitement and anticipation as the winner-take-all nature of the ties means there can be no second chances. Some teams may still insist on caginess over ambition, but eventually even they must conjure up a way of winning. The World Cup is no different. The last-16 provides an opportunity for the contenders to go through the gears and also gives an oppo...More

The curtains on Chile’s South Africa World Cup were drawn to a close yesterday after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brazil in the Last 16. Coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted after the match that his side lacked the flavour to beat their South American counterparts: “I had hoped we would have got closer to Brazil, it wasn't such a one-way match. We had some good chances coming down the right side, but we lacked the necessary punch to convert da...More