The women's team seeks a good closing of the Nations Cup against the Czech Republic

MADRID, 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish women's soccer team will close its participation in the Nations Cup this Wednesday (4:30 p.m./Teledeporte) at the McDonald Jones Stadium in the Australian town of Newcastle with a duel against the Czech Republic in which it hopes to return to the path of the victory and the good feelings.

Spain will no longer be able to conquer this friendly tournament except for a major surprise after their defeat last Sunday against hosts Australia (3-2). Now, they should clearly beat the Czechs and hope that the Australians couldn't in their last game against Jamaica, something that seems unlikely.

But beyond this possibility, the main objective of the team led by Jorge Vilda is to say goodbye to this first test of preparation for the World Cup next summer with a new victory and with a better image than the one he gave in his previous match. where he conceded three goals before the break.

"The first objective is always to win the game, that is our mission, and if we can do it with a good feeling and a good game, much better. The players are going to put themselves to the test again and we will have a good team up front, we know their strengths and its weaknesses and we will try to be the best Spain", warned the coach in statements to the official media of the national team.

In theory, Spain will start as a favorite against a Czech Republic, which is the only one of the four teams that have participated in this Nations Cup that will not be in the World Cup. Number 28 in the FIFA ranking, they were thrashed in their debut by Australia (4-0) and in their second match they suffered to win Jamaica 3-2 thanks to a goal in the 90th minute, for which they also aspire to add their second win and finish ahead of the Spanish.

La 'Red' and the Czech Republic met for the last time in the qualifying phase for the European Championship in England, with a goalless draw on Czech soil and a clear 4-0 victory at the La Cartuja Stadium in Seville. The Central European team will try to counteract with their physique and defensive discipline a Spain that will presumably once again have a different eleven than their first two clashes.

Thus, only Ivana Andrés and Esther González have started again against Jamaica and Australia, and both could have a rest this time in a team that could also go back to bet on more speed on the wings after testing with the striker from Granada, Jenni Hermoso and Alba Round with the entry of players like Athenea del Castillo, Marta Cardona or Salma Paralluelo, while in the midfield the return of Claudia Zornoza, Maite Oroz or Tere Abelleira is also expected after the novelty that the Madrid coach ordered against the Australians.