Jordan and Spain meet this Thursday in Amman, in the first and only friendly match prior to the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which begins this Sunday with the duel between Qatar and Ecuador.
The team wants to get good feelings before its debut in official competition, with Ansu Fati at the helm in an ideal event to shine again as an international. Luis Enrique has confirmed his ownership and does not rule out that the young striker will play the entire game. The duel will be lost as a precaution Álvaro Morata, Marcos Llorente and Hugo Guillamón.
Jordan and Spain will be played this Thursday, November 17 at the Amman International Stadium, a quick stop for the players to get back together, gain confidence together and, if possible, score goals to reach the World Cup premiere against Costa Rica with greater security in the areas.
The game is at 5:00 p.m. Spanish time and will be broadcast by La 1 de RTVE. The La Vanguardia website will also offer live minute by minute details of what happens during the friendly match.
On the pitch in Amman we will see Barça striker Ansu Fati, who returns to the national team after missing the last Euro Cup. Ansu will look for a place in the starting eleven of the World Cup. He does not lack his eye for goalscoring: he scored a goal against Ukraine in his first start, his second day as a full international.
For the match against Jordan, Luis Enrique will not be able to count on the only pure 9 that he takes to the World Cup, Álvaro Morata, and will carry out tests among various candidates for the position. Nor with Marcos Llorente and Hugo Guillamón. More complicated is the situation of José Luis Gayá, Valencia's international left-back, who was injured in training and his presence in the World Cup is in danger due to a sprained right ankle.
Opposite will be Jordan, the 84th team in the FIFA ranking that comes into the duel without conceding a single goal in their last five games. Of course, Syria, Indonesia, Oman, Kuwait or Nepal were their rivals. Sets far removed from the Spanish potential.
Luis Enrique is optimistic for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In the press conference prior to Spain's only friendly, the coach does not put a ceiling on his team: "Spain's goal in the World Cup is the same as that of the best classified on the FIFA list, compete to the fullest. We arrived at our best moment. We go game by game, we think about qualifying as first, if not second. From there, we'll get through the qualifying rounds".
"When a World Cup begins, no one dares to rule out a team. It's nice to see the level of different continents reflected in their teams. In Europe, equality is dominant and it can be a reflection of what can happen in the World Cup. The Arab teams they can do great things", predicted the national coach.
In recent days, the Spanish coach has also been a protagonist by announcing that he was becoming a streamer and that, during the World Cup, he will interact with the fans and followers of his channel.
