Skip to main content

Iniesta escapes serious injury

The important midfielder had a scan on his right thigh on Wednesday, after pulling up in Spain's 6-0 warm up victory over Poland the previous day, but there was no sign of a tear only a slight swelling in the muscle.

"I've spoken to him and he's in good spirits," Barcelona team-mate Xavi told reporters after the European champions ranked second in the world but marginal bookies favourites to win the World Cup returned from a day off.

"He doesn't have a serious injury and that's fantastic news."

Vicente del Bosque's side have won all three warm-up games, but Xavi was keen to sound a note of caution.

"Chile are very tough, they have a great coach, good players and have a lot of technical ability," he said.

"Honduras are more physical and have some very tall players, while Switzerland are a combination of physical strength and technical ability."

"People say Del Bosque hasn't changed much but he has brought in some new tactical variations, knows how to create a team spirit, and is a magnificent person to drive the group forward."

Follow FFT.com on Twitter
Join FFT.com on Facebook