FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualification - Europe - Spain news conference - Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem - October 8, 2017. Spain's coach Julen Lopetegui attends a news conference ahead of their match against Israel. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain will play friendlies in November against Costa Rica and Russia in preparation for next year's World Cup, the Spanish soccer federation said on Friday.
The 2010 World Cup winners will face Costa Rica at Malaga's La Rosaleda stadium on Nov. 11. The Central American nation, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup, have also qualified for the tournament in Russia.
