Spain will come good again, insists Del Bosque

Having won three successive tournaments on the international stage from 2008, Spain were widely expected to compete at the World Cup in Brazil, but things did not go to plan.

A 5-1 thrashing at the hands of the Netherlands was followed by another loss against Chile, resulting in Spain exiting at the group stage.

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