IN THIS STAR-POWERED WORLD CUP, SPAIN SHOW VALUE OF COLLECTIVE AND CONTROL | SID LOWE
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AT A GLANCE
Luis de la Fuente’s final-bound team have been fuelled by togetherness and a commitment to each other that goes back a long way On the way out of the dressing room in Arlington, Luis de la Fuente gathered his “family”… He had long known what he was going to say, if not exactly how – it’s what he has been saying for 50 days and more.
“I’ll tell them that this is a unique stage, the kind of moment that may never be repeated again, and that we have to be ourselves,” he had suggested 18 hours earlier; now that idea crystallised in a line. “We’re facing one of the best lineups in the world,” the Spain coach told them, “but we’re the best team in the world.” By the time they made their way back in again, a voice was heard above the shouts, another line to… It belonged to Marc Cucurella and it said: “What a fucking recital!” A call came in to De la Fuente, King Felipe on the phone saying pretty much the same thing, if a little more politely.
KEY FACTS
- Topic: SPORT — the feed headline centres on STAR, POWERED, WORLD, SPAIN, SHOW.
- Original feed: Sport | The Guardian.
- Published: 15 Jul 2026, 19:03 UK.
- Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.
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- Sport | The Guardian: Luis de la Fuente’s final-bound team have been fuelled by togetherness and a commitment to each other that goes back a long way On the way out of the dressing room in Arlington, Luis de la Fuente gathered his “family”…
- Sport | The Guardian: He had long known what he was going to say, if not exactly how – it’s what he has been saying for 50 days and more.
- Sport | The Guardian: “I’ll tell them that this is a unique stage, the kind of moment that may never be repeated again, and that we have to be ourselves,” he had suggested 18 hours earlier; now that idea crystallised in a line.
- Sport | The Guardian: “We’re facing one of the best lineups in the world,” the Spain coach told them, “but we’re the best team in the world.” By the time they made their way back in again, a voice was heard above the shouts, another line to…
- Sport | The Guardian: It belonged to Marc Cucurella and it said: “What a fucking recital!” A call came in to De la Fuente, King Felipe on the phone saying pretty much the same thing, if a little more politely.
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- 15/07/2026, 19:03 PRIMARY FEED IN THIS STAR-POWERED WORLD CUP, SPAIN SHOW VALUE OF COLLECTIVE AND CONTROL | SID LOWE (Sport | The Guardian • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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