PRE-MATCH | A new hope to share together

No one can go back and change the beginning, but we all can start again from now on and make a new ending. Having this in mind, the renewed Spanish national team, with Luis de la Fuente at the helm, is heading on a hopeful road with a destiny both uncertain and exciting.

This is what the national coach wanted to transmit in his appearance prior to this Saturday's match against Norway (20.45 Spanish peninsular time with live broadcast on La1 and minute-by-minute coverage through this official media), being aware of the importance of getting off to a good start to gain the necessary confidence to face later challenges, but without becoming obsessed.

The challenge comes to Spain with half of the players new to the squad in comparison to the World Cup squad. There are two possible debutants: David García as a defender, Joselu, as striker, and Álvaro Morata, goalscorer, as captain of the team.

Listen to what the national coach Luis de la Fuente and captain Álvaro Morata had to say ahead of the game.

All 25 players on the list are in full condition to defend the red jersey against Norway with Solbakken, a powerful player. However, striker Erling Haaland will not play the match due to injury. Anyways, the Norwegian team has many talented players with experience in our football, such as Martin Odegaard and Alexander Sorloth, Real Sociedad's player.

This is what La Rosaleda looks like before the match against Norway.

In the last match played in Spain, four years and two days ago, the Norwegians caused Spain difficulties in a qualifying match for the European Championship, which shows the level of a match that will be followed by the next match against Scotland next Tuesday.

The crowded stands at La Rosaleda will be in favour of the Spanish team on this occasion, with French referee Benoît Bastien and the top spot in Group A awaiting the end of a day that could be remembered as the start of all the good things to come and to be shared.