Fervent support: Croatia fans celebrate a goal against Ireland

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque echoed Bilic, saying: ‘Nobody can think we’d try  to fix a match,’ and Fernando Torres, who is set to start again this evening, agreed. ‘It is disrespectful to Spain and Croatia. Neither team will go for the draw. We will try to win as we always do,’ he said.

The Chelsea striker also took umbrage at questions comparing his Spain, Liverpool and Chelsea form. ‘I’ve been playing with confidence in the national team and I’ve got the confidence of the coach,’ he said.

The winners of Group C play the runners-up in England’s group on Saturday night.

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