Soccer-Spain still going strong since Tbilisi turnaround, Georgia eye another shock


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group B - Spain v Italy - Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - June 20, 2024 Spain players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - As Spain prepare to face Georgia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Sunday, memories will undoubtedly drift to the 7-1 thrashing they dished out to the same opponents last year in a match that helped the team gel at a time of turmoil for Spanish football.

On the eve of their Euro 2024 qualifier in Tbilisi, as Spain were licking their wounds from a 2-0 defeat by Scotland, manager Luis de la Fuente was batting away questions about the scandal surrounding then football federation boss Luis Rubiales.

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