GROUP B / SPAIN

*--* World Cup record: Played 40 (16-15-9); goals for: 61; goals against: 48 Best finish: Fourth in 1950 1998 showing: Eliminated in the first round Coach: Jose Antonio Camacho. A feisty defender who played 81 games for Spain, he has yet to make his mark as its coach Players to watch: Iker Casillas, Fernando Hierro, Raul In brief: A huge disappointment in 1998 when they crashed in the first round, the Spanish have had four years to ponder that embarrassment. As veteran defender Hierro has said, “We must keep reminding ourselves that Spain has never won anything at the World Cup.” Quick quote: “I want my players to go on the pitch with aggression. Any player who doesn’t have that aggression won’t play.”--Camacho Forecast: Spain will finish first in the group, although not without difficulty, and then might face a rematch with Cameroon, which beat it in the 2000 Olympic Games final

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