Soccer-Spain to face Peru in final World Cup warm-up in Mexico


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March 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Spain will face Peru ⁠in their final World ‌Cup warm-up match in the Mexican city of Puebla, the ​Royal Spanish Football ⁠Federation said on ⁠Thursday.

The June 8 friendly will ⁠be ‌the European champions' last outing ⁠before they open their World ​Cup ‌campaign against Group H opponents ⁠Cape ​Verde in Atlanta.

Spain will play two friendlies this ⁠month, against Serbia and ​Egypt, following the cancellation of the "Finalissima" against Argentina in ⁠Qatar due to the Iran war.

The World Cup, hosted by Mexico, the ​United States and ⁠Canada, gets underway on ​June 11.

(Reporting by ‌Janina Nuno Rios ​in Mexico City; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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