Spain, European champion and contender for the 2026 World Cup title, missed its debut in the competition by conceding a totally unexpected draw (0-0) against Cape Verde, which played its first match in the World Cup on Monday in Atlanta.
Despite the entry of Lamine Yamal, who finally came to bring a little madness into a sterile and stereotypical Spanish game, La Roja never managed to deceive the Cape Verdean defense and its goalkeeper Josimar Vozinha, author of several saves and saved by his crossbar on an attempt by Ferran Torres (39th).
If the performance of the 40-year-old goalkeeper is worth highlighting, we must not forget the offensive difficulties encountered by the Spanish team during this meeting.
Oyarzabal, often valuable at the forefront of the attack, was almost never found in the opposing area. After thirty minutes of play, he hadn’t even touched a single ball. This crazy statistic is also a record since the 1966 World Cup.
La Roja will have to recover from their second match on Sunday against Saudi Arabia to better assume their role as favorite of the competition.
