World Cup 2022: Spain cannot repeat mistakes from Japan collapse against Morocco - Rodri

Published on: 05 December 2022

Spain midfielder Rodri has urged his side to learn from the shock 2-1 loss to Japan ahead of their round of 16 clash against Morocco at the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday.

The tournament favourites lost to Japan in the final group game after the Asian side scored two quick-fire goals, having taken an early lead.

As a result of the defeat, Spain finished second in their group.

"Now a new competition is beginning. There is always analysis on what we can improve on, even after the games when we've played well," Rodri told reporters ahead of Tuesday's game against Morocco who surprisingly topped Group F.

"The other day there weren't that many things to improve on because it was a 10-minute collapse and this is what we have to do better. We've been warned that this cannot happen again.

"The coach has been clear, the players have assumed responsibility and we're training happily, wanting to be in the next round and knowing that we can get there."

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