BORDEAUX, FRANCE (Reuters) - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque defended his players after a 2-1 defeat by Croatia on Tuesday that means they must face old rivals Italy in the round of 16.
He pointed out, however, that they had been warned about the sort of break with which Ivan Perisic scored the winning goal.
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