Spain looks to continue its dominant campaign in the U-20 World Cup 2013 when it takes on Uruguay in the quarterfinals Saturday.
La Roja is coming off a tough match in which it almost lost against Mexico. The Spaniards fell behind 1-0 early in the game, but came back in the waning minutes to pull off a 2-1 victory.
"We thought we were out," goal scorer Jese told FIFA.com. "Mexico started out much stronger than us, but we dominated the second half and we shared a bit of the luck that they had had themselves in the first half, which played a part in the great goal they scored. Football's like that - it gives and it takes away. For us, it took away at the beginning, but it gave us something back at the very end," he said, smiling broadly.
"It was turning out to be a very tough match because they went ahead early on and then defended really well, closing off the flanks and making it hard for us to get back into the game," said Spanish player Denis Suarez to FIFA.com. "Luckily we got the goal from the corner, which I flicked on and Derik knocked in. That caused them to open out a bit more, which is when we started finding some space."
Now Spain takes on a Uruguay side that defeated Nigeria 2-1.
"They're going to press hard and make it tough, like all the South American sides do, and I think we're going to see a similar match to the one between the national side andUruguay at the Confederations Cup," said Suarez.
Predictions: Spain enters the match as the favorites and remains the only team in the competition to win every single match thus far. Look for Jese to continue his torrid scoring pace and for La Roja to pull off a 1-0 victory.
Start Time: 2 p.m. EST
TV: The game will not be televised in the USA.
Watch Live Stream on ESPN U (No link provided. Information from LiveSoccerTV.com).
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