Spain boss Jorge Vilda believes his facet face arguably the hardest take a look at of the event after they tackle England within the Euro 2022 quarter-finals.
Spain edged out Denmark 1-0 of their last Group B match to arrange a gathering with the hosts in Brighton on Wednesday.
The Spanish went into the sport needing solely a draw to progress to the final eight in second place behind Germany and managed the competition earlier than Marta Cardona sealed victory with a late headed winner.
Spain dominated possession however lacked a leading edge on the Brentford Community Stadium, however Vilda is assured his crew can be up for the problem of taking up England.
“I think the quarter-final against England could be the toughest game in the Euros given the level England are playing at,” he mentioned.
“They are the host nation and they have the fans behind them, but that motivates us, we are a team that likes a challenge.”
Denmark head coach Lars Sondergaard expects the England-Spain conflict to be an in depth affair however believes the hosts can study from his facet’s exhibiting.
“If England can play past this high pressing, the pressing after you lose the ball, they have a good chance,” Sondergaard mentioned.
“They also have to be very good on the counter-attacks, but it’s going to be a tight game I think.
“But England have seen two games on how to play Spain.
“They can learn from our performance, which doesn’t help us, but it’s going to be a tight game.”
Denmark, who had been runners up within the 2017 Euros, confronted a tricky activity drawn in the identical group as Germany and Spain, however Sondergaard felt they acquitted themselves nicely.
“They had teary eyes, they weren’t that satisfied, they knew that they should have got through, but I think they did such a good job and I think it was the best game that they had,” he mentioned.
“If we can come back from a 4-0 (loss) against Germany, then win against Finland, then play so well against Spain, then we are definitely on the right path.
“In the group of death we were the ones who died, but we fought for our lives.”
Source: www.impartial.co.uk