who rose through fut coins the ranks at Valencia before joining Malaga in 2011, is another bright attacking option in a Spain midfield already brimming with talent. The youngster has twice been called up by head coach Vicente del Bosque but has yet to make his senior debut.
The number of years since Germanys last victory in France, a 3-1 win in Paris on 17 March 1935. The two sides have faced each other 24 times in total, with 11 wins for France, seven for Germany, 6 draws and 40 goals apiece. In their three meetings at FIFA World Cup finals, however, Germany hold the edge with two victories, both in semi-finals: a 5-3 penalty-shootout win after a 3-3 draw in 1982, and a 2-0 triumph in 1986. France won 6-3 when the pair met in the match for third place in 1958.
I want to get to the World Cup as I have never been to one before. As a club coach I have already won everything, but as a national team coach I have not,” Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal.