Spain has always been a main actor in the role of globalisation the planet has seen over the centuries, from the launching of the Manila galleons that united continents and the championing of universal values. Now,this still young 21st century presents Spain with the new challenge of helping to unite a hyper-globalised society with a humble but resounding example in favour of tolerance and against racism.
For this reason, this Tuesday's match at the Bernabéu goes far beyond a football match to represent the fight for respect towards cultures, colours, orientations and life choices that we should all defend by knowing we are one skin.
Click here to listen to coach Luis de la Fuente and Dani Carvajal’s pre-match comments.
From 21:30 (Spanish peninsular time live on La1 and with comprehensive coverage on our official media) two world champions Spain and Brazil fight it out for superiority on the pitch of the imposing Santiago Bernabeu, but above all they will collaborate in a global challenge to improve the small world in which all human beings live and enjoy football as one of our shared passions.
Tonight, the world and the planet will revolve around a Brazil side that arrives in Madrid with a fearsome team in which its attacking midfield (Rodrygo, Raphinha and Vinicius) knows all about scoring goals in Spain, with the very young Endrick, also called up by Dorival Júnior, on the verge of displaying his talents.
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Minimising the strengths of the five-time world champions is the biggest concern for the Spanish coach, who could make substantial changes to the team from the one started in London against Colombia four days ago.
De la Fuente will have all the squad at full strength, including one of the captains in Rodrigo Hernandez, who has not trained in recent days due to family matters that will not prevent him from finally being at the coach's full disposal.
Portuguese referee António Nobre will referee the match, assisted on the sidelines by his compatriots Bruno Jesus and Luciano Maia.
It will be the tenth time in history that Spaniards and Brazilians have met on a football pitch since they met for the first time 90 years ago in the last 16 of the 1934 World Cup in Italy, with Spain winning that first match by three goals to one.
Since then, it has been Brazil who get the better of the head to head with Spain, with a total of five wins, two draws and another two defeats favouring the South Americans.
This Tuesday, eleven years after the last match, two former world champions will once again face each other on the pitch and unify off it to celebrate diversity.