Football Soccer - Euro 2016 - Spain Training - Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France - 12/6/16 - Spain's players during a training session. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Spain are steadily turning to the next generation ahead of their Euro 2016 opener against the Czech Republic later on Monday as the defending champions look to redeem themselves after a miserable World Cup two years ago.
For Spain's disappointing showing in 2014, coach Vicente del Bosque retained 16 of the squad that won the title in 2010, but only eight winners remain for Euro 2016, with players such as Alvaro Morata, Hector Bellerin and Thiago Alcantara introduced as part of a significant changing of the guard.
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