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Spain Women's National Team: Spain tests itself in the cold of Kowaliwka | Mark

Spain faces its third match of the qualifying phase for the 2023 World Cup. After winning in the Faroe Islands and Hungary, it hopes to continue with the full victories against Ukraine, 31 in the FIFA ranking and a rival against which it lost in its two previous precedents (1-2 in 1997 and 2-1 in 1998).

Group B is virtually led by Scotland having won all three of their games to date. With this full of victories, they are followed in the classification by Spain (0-10 against the Faroe Islands and 0-7 against Hungary) and Ukraine (4-0 against the Faroe Islands). Both meet this Tuesday (4:00 p.m., Teledeporte) at the Kolos Stadium in Kovalivka, a venue with a capacity for 5,000 spectators where FC Kolos Kovalivka of the Ukrainian Premier League usually plays.

In the Ukrainian team there are four players who play abroad (Daria Kravets [Fiorentina], Tamila Khimich [Split], Nadiya Kunina [Linköping] and Nicole Kozlova [Virginia Tech], in addition to an Olga Ovdiychuk who played for Atlético de Madrid in the 2019/20 season, an ephemeral step in which he barely participated in eight games and did not score a single goal.

Bet on 'Unit A'

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After using 'Unit B' against Morocco in the friendly played last Thursday in Cáceres, everything indicates that Jorge Vilda will bet on 'Unit A' for the official match to be played in Kovalivka. Players like Sandra Paños or Irene Paredes, unprecedented in the match against Morocco; and Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí, who started as substitutes, could be in the game from the start. The doubts of Mapi León remain to be resolved, he left last week due to an acute neck pain, and Patri Guijarro, who rejoined the group late due to foot problems, in addition to Jenni Hermoso and Leila Ouahabi who come out of long-term injuries.

"It's a team that was on the verge of qualifying for the European Championship. It has experienced players, with quality. Our goal is to score the three points. We have to think about the game, to compete well, and victory will come", summarizes the coach in the previous one In addition to what the Ukrainian team can give, another factor to take into account in the face of the duel will be the adverse weather. Barely 8ºC are expected for game time and strong gusts of wind will lower the wind chill.

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