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Calmed down after that enthralling encounter between Netherlands and Australia? Good, because we’ve got an even more appetising clash from Group B next: Spain v Chile. Tonight’s team-talk is pretty simple for Vincent del Bosque: 'Win or we’re (most likely) out'.

World Cup / Group Stage
Maracanã / 18.06.2014
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Updated 18/06/2014 at 21:55 GMT+1


19:55
With five minutes ago, you can have a look at the "carnage" that journalists have had to endure.
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19:50
And another video now - a preview of the game https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/video/world-cup-preview-spain-chile-074749067.html
19:45
A video now - a tactical improvement necessary for Spain. That will include using Diego Costa more appropriately, and sorting out their defensive weaknesses from last week.
19:40
More news about the changes to Spain team if you click the link below.
19:35
Jorge Sampaoli (Chile): “In short tournaments, you have to make decisions. Fortunately, we can count on the enthusiasm of the players and the fans. The support of the people helped to lift the team. But to take on our other rivals, we must make our matches more complete.The pressure that we put on in the first 30 minutes was good, we managed to subdue our opponents.Australia were able to overcome that, but I have a happy dressing room. There are things that we can do better, this isn’t us at our best. The players gave their all for the shirt and were very professional. It was important to start with a win and to do it in this manner. It doesn’t matter who the next opponents are, the key is to keep on playing good football. This is for all of the people who have travelled a long way to see us and support us.”
19:30
Vicente del Bosque (Spain): "It was a very hard defeat to swallow, but it is not a definitive loss. After the match we were very angry with ourselves, but we're shaking that off. We're professionals and we have to raise our game in the face of adversity… We will keep some things the same but we will change others. We are flexible in some aspects of the game but stubborn in others. Nobody should be alarmed by the changes that are made. We will not be singling out anybody.
19:25
Less football, more carnage.
19:20
Oh dear. It all appears to have got out of hand very quickly. It's not obvious what is happening quite yet but I'm sure it won't be long before we have more information. Anyway, it doesn't seem that anyone is seriously hurt.
19:15
Well. It looks as if things are kicking off a little early. I hope that a) everyone is alright and b) that I still get to finish work at the planned time.
19:10
The big news is that both Xavi and Pique do not feature. Xavi has left Barcelona to go to a club in the UAE, according to reports, and there's a wider sense that not only do Spain need to move on from that generation of players, they need to move on from that style of play, too. Less Barcelona, more [insert less smug team here].
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TEAMS – Spain: Casillas, Azpilicueta, Javi Martínez, Ramos, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Iniesta, Pedro, Diego Costa, Silva /// Chile: Bravo, Medel, Silva, Jara, Isla, Diaz, Aranguiz, Mena, Vidal, Sanchez, Vargas.