Spain's World Cup hunger increases as belief grows

Gab Marcotti and the FC crew debate whether Spain's lack of a clinical No. 9 will prove detrimental to their hopes of winning another World Cup. A new wave of stars will aim to help Spain return to World Cup glory after a forgettable tournament in 2014. Michel Salgado believes Spain have a good mixture of young and old players. "Eat the World Cup," King Felipe VI of Spain said. It sounded like a daft idea -- it's 37 centimetres high, weighs six kilos, is made of gold and malachite likely to break your teeth and would be the most expensive meal you've ever had -- but you knew what he meant. And so, more importantly, did they. Spain's players stood in a semi-circle on the grass and applauded the royal visitor. Up at Las Rozas, the national team's home some 25 kilometres north-west of Madrid, there was one day to go before...

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