UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

Uefa Nations League: Spain boss on drawing England and Croatia

Spain were handed a group containing England and Croatia in Wednesday's draw for the new Uefa Nations League tournament.

El seleccionador de España, Julen Lopetegui.
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Update:

Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui has given his reaction to Wednesday lunchtime's Uefa Nations League draw in Lausanne, which saw La Roja placed in League A Group 4 alongside England and Croatia.

Uefa Nations League: Spain boss on drawing England and Croatia
Deco draws Spain in League A Group 4 during Wednesday's draw.PIERRE ALBOUY

Lopetegui on Spain's Uefa Nations League draw:

England and Croatia:

"It's an attractive, demanding group. It's a competition which is going to see a lot of really competitive fixtures."

Convoluted:

"Once you get the hang of the system, the Nations League format isn't so complicated. It's a tournament that's going to be good for the teams and attractive for the fans, and one the players will be up for. I'm sure it will be a success."

Favourites:

"Who the favourites are is more something that's for the media to talk about."

Close-fought:

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"We're going to see very evenly-matched games, and that's positive."

Russia 2018:

"Our prime objective is the World Cup, although we have important friendlies up first. We're looking forward to it and we're out to make a big impact."

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