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BRUSSELS, December 15. /TASS/. The national team of Spain will go to the world Cup 2018 Cup in Russia and win it. This was stated on Friday at the summit in Brussels the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Mariano Rajoy.

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The Prime Minister was asked to comment appeared in the local media that the international football Federation (FIFA) has threatened to suspend Spain from the 2018 world Cup. The reason for his dismissal may be a possible intervention of the government in the elections of the new head of the Royal Spanish football Federation (RFEF).

Commenting on the issue, Rajoy said that “does not consider this scenario.” “I am confident that Spain will go on the championship, – said the Prime Minister. – Moreover, it will benefit him.”

The world Cup will be held in 11 Russian cities from June 14 to July 15, 2018. The Spanish national team will play in group B with the teams of Portugal, Morocco and Iran.

The Spanish team once won the world Cup: the 2010 tournament in South Africa in the final match they beat the Dutch players with the score 1:0. Only in the final rounds of the world Cup, the Spaniards participated 14 times. Also the Spanish team played 10 times in the final rounds of the European championship and three times became the winner (1964, 2008, 2012).