Spain not expecting any gifts from Iceland, says Joaquin
Spain know they cannot afford to be complacent when they visit Iceland for their Euro 2008 Group F qualifier, winger Joaquin said yesterday. "Iceland worry us because we know they don't hand out any sweets over there, and we saw that last year," the...
Spain know they cannot afford to be complacent when they visit Iceland for their Euro 2008 Group F qualifier, winger Joaquin said yesterday.
"Iceland worry us because we know they don't hand out any sweets over there, and we saw that last year," the Valencia player told a news conference.
"We have to go with all our big guns as there is a lot at stake. We need to focus on our own game and come away with the three points."
Iceland only fell 1-0 to a late Andres Iniesta strike when they visited Spain for their Euro qualifier in March.
Anything less than a win leaves Spain with an uphill battle in Group F.
They are three points adrift of leaders Sweden and one behind second-placed Northern Ireland.
Spain fullback Joan Capdevila added: "It's tough because we are playing away, but we are only focused on winning because we have no margin for error."
Spain play Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday, and then receive bottom side Latvia in Oviedo the following Wednesday.
Sweden coach Lars Lagerback has drafted Andreas Joha-nsson into his 23-man squad for Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark, calling up the AaB Aalborg midfielder as a replacement for captain Fredrik Ljungberg. West Ham midfielder Ljungberg pulled out of the squad last Saturday because of a groin injury.