Having been thrashed 5-1 in their opening game vs Netherlands, defending champions Spain will look to bounce back and get their act together when they face Chile in another high profile Group B encounter that takes place on June 18.
It will be a do-or-die situation for Spain and they must bounce back in this game to keep their chances of qualifying for the knockouts intact. However, Chile can almost guarantee a place in the knockouts if they can manage to shock Spain for the second time.
Spain’s defense was all over the place in their clash vs Netherlands and Vicente Del Bosque will surely have to figure out what went wrong for them in their previous match. It was a day to forget for Iker Casillas as he himself made a number of mistakes on the night and can be blamed for 3 of Netherlands’ 5 goals.
Due to Spain’s terrific squad and the experience that they carry, it will be wrong to write them off and hence another battle of nerves can be expected at the historic Maracana.
Here is a look at Spain vs Chile 2014 World Cup: Date Time Telecast Channels.
Match: Spain vs Chile World Cup Match
Date: 18 June, 2014
Time: 16:00 Local | 19:00 GMT | 00:00 PKT (19 June) | 00:30 IST (19 June)
Venue: Estadio da Maracana, Rio de Janerio
Spain : Iker Casillas, Juanfran, Sergio Ramos, Javi Martinez, Jordi Alba, Xabi Alonso, Koke, Andre Iniesta, Pedro, Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa
Chile : Claudio Bravo, Mauricio Isla, Marcos Gonzalez, Gary Medel, Eugenio Mena, Alexis Sanchez, Charles Aranguiz, Jorge Valdivia, Arturo Vidal, Jean Beausejour, Eduardo Vargas
TV Coverage: ESPN, Tan Action, Star Sports, SkySports 1 HD, Sky Sports 3D, Fox Soccer, Al Jazeera sports, BBC Sport live, PTV Sports, ESPN Brazil, Sony Six, ESPN USA, Fox Sports
