Cucurella, a knife that pierced bone

Marc Cucurella was Spain's most incisive player in the 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, but his efforts ran into the lack of aim of his teammates and the defensive resistance of the African team. The left back, who hours before completed his 55 million signing from Chelsea to , debuted as a merengue player on the stadium grass and assumed the role of La Roja's main offensive winger. In the first half, Cucurella created two clear chances with perfect crosses that Ferran Torres was unable to convert.