Vicente del Bosque has paid tribute to one of his predecessors as Spain coach, Ladislao Kubala, whose record of 68 matches in chare of the lberian nation he will equal in Wednesday's friendly against Uruguay.
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The world and European champions will be looking for their 57th victory under Del Bosque in Doha, a vastly superior record than Hungarian-born Kubala managed between 1969 and 1980, when there were far fewer international matches played.
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Under the former Barcelona player and coach, who died in 2002, Spain won 31 games, drew 21 and lost 16. Del Bosque's side have lost only six and drawn five in a triumphant four-and-a-year run that yielded the country's first World Cup and a second straight European Championship crown.
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'' All of us who were contemporaries of Kubala have magnificent memories of him '', Del Bosque, a former player and coach of Barca's arch-rivlas Real Madrid,said at a news conference previewing the Uruguay game on Tuesday.
I tip them to win the game against Uruguay. They have the quality players that would ensure that
Surely, the game will be a very interesting one. I can't wait