A curse prevents a gap in the showcase of the World Cups of the Spanish Federation. There shine the titles of the absolute in South Africa 2010 and the sub'20 in Nigeria1999. In both tournaments Xavi and Casillas excelled, a notoriety that was frustration in their stage of sub'17: third in the 1997 championship. This teenage category is cursed for Spain: four lost finals: 1991 (beat Ghana), 2003 (Brazil) , 2007 (Nigeria) and 2017 (England). In sub'21 World Cups are not disputed. Today, Spain begins a three-round battle to end these hostile precedents, France is measured (8.30 pm, Goal) in the quarterfinals of the contest that ends Sunday in Gama (Brazil).

The perverse streak began in 1991, with the defeat (1-0) against Ghana in the final of Florence. Antonio Robaina was the top Spanish scorer (three goals). He was one of the bastions of the team led by Juan Santisteban . The Canary striker shared prominence with Murgui , Vaqueriza and López Vallejo . Those who reached the top of that fifth were Sandro and Dani García Lara . Robaina was an idol in Las Palmas, also played in Tenerife and Sporting in Lisbon. He retired in 2008. His son Toni now plays in Las Palmas. The canary (44 years and trainer of kids) says that one of the reasons why Spain stumbles in sub'17 could be based on physical inferiority. «In those ages, the force is decisive. I remember that in the final we lost, before the game we saw the Ghanaian players naked from the waist up. They were next to the bus and their corpulence could not be compared to ours ». In lower categories, there were always suspicions about the ages of Africans. It is symptomatic that in sub'17, the country with the most titles is Nigeria, with four, followed by Brazil, with one less. Ghana adds two. A note that disagrees Santi Denia , last runner-up coach, in 2017: «Reaching four finals has much merit. Years ago the supposed difference in age could influence, but now it is no longer the case due to the controls and resonances of dolls that FIFA does. We have not been champions by bad luck and because we agree with very powerful selections, the last England ». The coach says that Spain to defeat France today and move forward in the championship must bet on their weapons: «Possession and seek the imbalances of the rival».

Both Robaina and Denia agree that Canary Pedri is the one who points to the most conditions. The Las Palmas player expects the World Cup to be a launching cap, as was the 2003 tournament for Cesc (Ball and Golden Boot), David Silva and Jury . They were also runners-up De Gea , Illarramendi , Bojan and Nacho Fernández in 2007. All of them students of Juan Santisteban. In the last edition, in 2017, Ferran Torres and Abel Ruiz stayed on the shore when they fell with England.

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