Madrid, Dec. 6 -- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente tried to brush off his team's favorites' tag for the 2026 World Cup and expressed concern about the traveling his side will have to make after Friday's draw for the finals.
Spain was drawn in Group H along with Uruguay, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia with the games played in either Miami (Florida), Houston (Texas), Atlanta (Georgia) or the Mexican city of Guadalajara.
"I don't think we are favorites at all," said the coach.
De la Fuente said being favorite was a "recognition of Spanish football," but added there are "other teams that fall into that category as well.""The level of the World Cup is extremely high. Cape Verde is making its debut, but Uruguay has a coach like (Marcelo) Bielsa," he...