Spain captain Sergio Busquets will use his experience to help the country’s young players thrive under the pressure of a World Cup.
Head coach Luis Enrique has named a young squad for the tournament, with 20 players appearing at their first-ever World Cup.
Busquets is the only survivor from Spain’s 2010 World Cup win, and the 34-year-old is ready to act as a leader.
“The World Cup is unique,” he said.
“It’s the biggest sporting event and sometimes the nerves get the better of you when you don’t have much experience.
“I tell them we have to be faithful to our style of play and everything that we’ve been working on with our coach. We know it is going to be difficult, but our aim is to play seven games, fight until the end and why not win? We need to go step by step.”
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