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Much more than a match at Riazor

The national team play their last match in La Coruña before their debut at the Olympic Games.
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Tue, 16/07/2024 - 12:42

The fans will play a very important role in this evening’s match. All those who come to the stadium will have the opportunity to say give the best national team in the world according to FIFA the best send off imaginable.

Since the arrival of the national team in Galicia, the internationals have found a city that has been overflowing with support. The encouragement and affection of the A Coruña fans has been non-stop: on their arrival at the station, at the training hotel, in the vicinity of the Riazor Stadium... Love that the players want to give back to the people by putting on a show and scoring goals out on the pitch.

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As if there were not enough reasons to go to the Riazor Stadium, before the start of the match, just after the warm-up, there will be a well-deserved tribute to the three players who have played more than 100 games in the national team colours: Alexia Putellas (118), Jenni Hermoso (116) and Irene Paredes (107) will receive well-deserved recognition in front of the Spanish fans in a perfect setting such as the Municipal Stadium of Riazor.

The Riazor Stadium is a place of fond memories for the Spanish Women's National Women's Football Team. In La Coruña, our team won the only match they have ever played there: it was on 4 October 2019 and they beat Azerbaijan 4-0. That day was special for many reasons: Aitana Bonmatí scored her first brace with the Spanish National Team and the A Coruña fans broke the attendance record for a Spanish Women's National Team match with 10,444 spectators.

In just five years, Spanish fans have smashed that initial record at Riazor in Cordoba, Pamplona, Malaga and Seville, setting the figure at 32,657 spectators on the day of the UEFA Women's Nations League final against France at the Estadio de La Cartuja.

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This afternoon's match will close out the qualifying campaign for next summer's European Championships in Switzerland, with Spain leading Group A2 with 12 points, ahead of Denmark (9), Belgium (4) and Czech Republic (4).

Romanian Iuliana Demetrescu will referee the Spain - Belgium match.

The Spanish national team has faced the Belgians on 17 occasions, with a record of 10 wins for Spain and three draws. The most recent encounter dates back to 5 April this year, when Montse Tomé's side won 7-0 at the Den Dreef Stadion in Leuven with a hat-trick from Salma Paralluelo, a brace from Esther González and goals from Jenni Hermoso and Shei García.

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Speaking ahead of the game, national team coach Montse Tomé and Teresa Abelleira expressed the team's desire to play a good game in front of their home fans and leave for France for their first Olympic Games with the best possible feeling. They also called for the support of the fans in the stands of Riazor.

Read and listen to all Montse Tomé and Teresa Abelleira’s pre-match comments


The Spanish National Team has already qualified for the European Championships next summer, so the match will be the last rehearsal before the opening game at the Olympic Games in Paris, on the 25th against Japan. The match will be a sort of farewell party for the team and a well-deserved tribute to three centenary world champions with the reds. Let's go for the victory!

 

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