On October 15, Cordoba will once again host an official match of the absolute spanish national team football with the official match of the group stage of the Nations League against Serbia. More than 23 years old have passed since “La Roja” last stepped onto the green of the Arcángel in that friendly match against Japan, a match that ended in a local victory by a narrow 1-0 score with a goal in injury time from Baraja.
This match was a good touchstone for the preparation of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, which is why Camacho brought in personalities such as Casillas, Raúl, Puyol or Guardiola to begin planning the World Cup call.
Latest visits of the Spanish team
The riverside temple might have been the most recurring spectator of the under 21 teama team that would choose Cordoba as the venue for four matches of this 21st century. The first meeting of ‘La Rojita’ would take place in November 2009 against Finland, a vital match since it was their third match of the qualifying phase for the European Championship in the category and that they would resolve with a solitary 1-0 with a goal from the Valencian player. Michelle. At this meeting there were many rough diamonds who were finally able to establish themselves as star players of national football, such as Sergio Asenjo, Cesar Azpilicueta, Parejo or Javi Martínez, among others.
The subsequent victories were much more significant, when the national team swept 3-0 against Switzerland in another European Championship qualifier where Iker Muniain, Thiago and Marc Bartra would be the scorers, seven years later, the team led by Luis de la Fuente at that time won easily 3-0 with goals from Oyarzabal, Borja Mayoral and Rafa Mir. The match held in 2019 against Germany would be much more balanced, recording a draw on the scoreboard with the goal of Manu Nieto.
The most recent episode would be the visit of the senior women’s team in September last year against Switzerland, where the Montse Tomé team won a crushing 5-0 thanks to goals scored by Lucía García, Inma Gabarro, Maite Oroz and Aitana Bonmatí twice, which allowed the supporters present to witness a great football spectacle.
The desire to see the men’s national team is huge, so you will have to pay close attention to be among the lucky ones who can acquire a ticket for the match against Serbia.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) The ticket sale date is still being determined.But according to sources consulted by ABC, distribution will begin at the end of next week when the details of managing the web sales platform are resolved.
