Chile can expect an angry backlash when they play wounded champions Spain in their FIFA World Cup™ showdown on Wednesday, coach Jorge Sampaoli warned his players in Tuesday's pre-game media conference.
Spain were crushed 5-1 by the Netherlands in their opening Group B game on Friday and will be eliminated if they lose to Chile on Wednesday and the Dutch avoid defeat against Australia. The same set of results would carry Chile into the Round of 16, but Sampaoli expects to encounter a very different Spain at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã.
"I think Spain's players are very experienced, very mature, so probably they'll play better than against the Netherlands," he said. "I think they will be difficult to beat. Don't forget they're one of the best teams in the world. I'm sure the game will be quite different because Spain are really strong and I'm pretty sure the Spain coach will have some sort of strategy for tomorrow (Wednesday)."
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