article_snippet: Italy and France both followed months later
article_snippet: — old foes, bogey teams.
article_snippet: In touch with Group C leaders Slovakia, who are the next home opponents — in Oviedo in September.
article_snippet: Quite where Spain are in that process is debatable.
article_snippet: Brazil in the Confederations Cup Final, Holland at the World Cup
article_snippet: — La Roja were to be bullied, pushed around, made to chase, pressed to within an inch of Brazil in the Confederations Cup Final, Holland at the World Cup lives.
article_snippet: Yet Spain, Europe’s reigning champions, are fighting for Spain, Europe’s reigning champions dignity and automatic qualification from this group because Spain, Europe’s reigning champions could not control a 1-1 situation in Slovakia last year.
article_snippet: Spain, Europe’s reigning champions are sore and should be contemplating this midweek’s friendly against Holland with queries in Spain, Europe’s reigning champions minds because Spain, Europe’s reigning champions could neither augment, nor control, Friday night