Soccer-Young Spain team to be a World Cup contender, says coach


Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group B - Spain v Sweden - Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain - November 14, 2021 Spain coach Luis Enrique reacts REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo/Files

(Reuters) - Spain coach Luis Enrique believes his team's mix of youth and experience can make them contenders at the World Cup in Qatar.

"After a period of doubts and questions, now we have a group of young players and a few veterans that can face any rival," Luis Enrique told a news conference on Friday ahead of their friendly against Albania at Espanyol's Cornella-El Prat stadium in Barcelona.

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