Diego Costa To Add To His Goal Tally Against Morocco

Diego Costa To Add To His Goal Tally Against Morocco
18:09, 25 Jun 2018

The team news for the final Group B game between Spain and Morocco has just been announced.

The match kicks off at 7pm at the Kalinigrad Stadium in Russia. 

Whilst Morocco are down-and-out, failing to pick up any points so far and already booked their plane back to North Africa, Spain are looking to solidify top-spot in Group B. Doing so will mean their next opponents in the Round of 16 will be host nation Russia, more favourable after their own defeat to Uruguay earlier today.

Morocco coach Herve Renard has selected Munir El Kajoui in goal once again.

Surprisingly, captain Medhi Benatia is on the bench. Mbark Boussoufa takes the armband and Manuel da Costa come into defence.

Aside from this, Renard has selected an unchanged side than the one that suffered a 1-0 defeat to Portugal in their last game.

For Spain, David De Gea once again starts in goal, having kept a clean-sheet in the last 

He is ably supported with a defence consisting of Dani Carvajal, Gerard Pique, captain Sergio Ramos, and Jordi Alba.

The side is unchanged aside from Thiago Alcantara, rumoured to be on a move from Bayern Munich this summer, in place of Lucas Vasquez on the right.

Diego Costa, who currently has three goals this World Cup campaign, starts up front for Spain.

Morocco XI: Munir El Kajoui - Achraf Hakimi - Manuel da Costa - Romain Saiss - Nabil Dirar - Karim El Ahmadi - Mbark Boussoufa - Manuel da Costa - Younes Belhanda - Hakim Ziyech - Nordin Amrabat

Spain XI: David De Gea - Dani Carvajal - Gerard Pique - Sergio Ramos - Jordi Alba - Sergio Busquets - Andres Iniesta - Thiago Alcantara - Isco - Diego Costa - David Silva

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