World Cup group B: Portugal vs. Spain team news, starting XIs and live TV details

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Portugal vs. Spain

How quickly life changes. On Tuesday evening Julen Lopetegui was in Russia preparing Spain for their World Cup opener against Portugal today. Yesterday he was at the Bernabeu stadium being introduced to the Spanish media as Real Madrid’s new coach.

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