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Bafana Bafana will face their toughest test yet under coach Gordon Igesund when they welcome Spain for an international friendly at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday evening. Kickoff is at 9pm.
The World and double European champions represent the apex of international football and will be returning to the scene of their greatest triumph, having claimed the 2010 Fifa World Cup at the iconic Soccer City venue.
Spain will be without several key players who were central to their 2010 triumph, most notably Xavi, Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso, but in the likes of Andres Iniesta, Juan Mata and Iker Casillas they still boast some of the finest players in the business.
Yet the galaxy of stars available to La Roja coach Vicente del Bosque does not intimidate Igesund, who firmly believes that his side will be capable of defeating the Europeans.
“We will try to entertain but the main objective is to win, and I believe they are also coming here to enjoy themselves and also try to win the game,” said Igesund.
Bafana Bafana warmed up for this clash with a comfortable 3-0 win over Swaziland on Friday, though that was with an all locally-based team. The visit of Spain has seen South Africa call on their finest overseas-based players to boost their chances of causing an upset.
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