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Spain's 32-Game Unbeaten Run and the Favourites Question
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Gary pivots from the individual brilliance of Yamal to the collective excellence of the Spanish side, citing their 32-match unbeaten run across all competitions as the second longest in their history. [1] — Gary Lineker "Spain unbeaten in last 32 matches: Spain remain unbeaten across their last 32 matches across all competitions — 23 wins and 9 draws — the o…" 10:20 He asks whether they can now be called favourites again after a first-game wobble. Micah Richards points to the speed of passing — Spain moved the ball far quicker against Saudi Arabia than in the opening group game — and credits Rodri and Pedri alongside Yamal. Mo Gilligan offers a more philosophical take: the early rounds of the World Cup look chaotic, like 'uncles in the park', but once you get to quarters and semis, the system teams — Spain, France, England — will know how to impose themselves. He road-tests some technical football vocabulary with 'can he do it on the half turn?' which earns delighted mockery from the panel. The group briefly gets tangled trying to pronounce Spanish left-back Oyarzabal's name before Gary and Mo make a phonetically Portuguese attempt that seems to satisfy no one.
David Raya is in the form of his life and arguably won Arsenal the title, yet Unai Simon keeps the shirt for Spain. Joe Hart makes the case that once you own the number 1 jersey, you almost have to lose it yourself — and Simon hasn't done that.
