RAW VIDEO: Red Is the Color as Spain Unveil World Cup Kit

An upbeat La Roja unveil their new strip for Brazil 2014 ahead of friendlies against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa.

Published

almost 3 years ago

Categories

Sports, World

Topics

Pro Sports, South America

People

Iker Casillas, Gerard Pique, Marc Bartra, Nacho Monreal, Juan Mata

Places

France, Brazil, Germany, Spain, South Africa, Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, Barcelona, Madrid, Johannesburg, Reading

Transcript

SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 13, 2013) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SPAIN WORLD CUP PRESENTATION ON THEATRE COMPAC STAGE 2. IKER CASILLAS WEARING NEW GOALKEEPER UNIFORM / SPAIN SQUAD SPORTING NEW UNIFORMS FOR BRAZIL WORLD CUP 2014 3. TEAM ON STAGE 4. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ON STAGE 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPAIN CAPTAIN AND GOALKEEPER IKER CASILLAS SAYING: "That's what we want, to do something important once again, get to that World Cup in Brazil and with this jersey we want to make history once again." 22. JUAN MATA AND NACHO MONREAL 23. SIGN READING "LA ROJA O NINGUNA" AND BELOW "ALL IN OR NOTHING" 24. TEAM ON STAGE STORY: Spain's soccer squad unveiled their new team strip on Wednesday (November 13) that they will sport at the World Cup in Brazil ahead of their friendlies against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa on November 16 and 19, respectively. Vicente del Bosque's La Roja took red to new heights replacing the blue shorts with red shorts. Captain Iker Casillas expressed the confidence the holders have and what it takes to defend their title at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as the squad gathered in Madrid's Compac Theatre. "That's what we want, to do something important once again, get to that World Cup in Brazil and with this jersey we want to make history once again," he said. Spain finished top of their qualifying group ahead of France with six wins and two draws from their eight matches and will be one of the favourites next year along with the hosts and the likes of Argentina and Germany. Vicente del Bosque's men play Equatorial Guinea in the West African nation's capital Malabo on Saturday and three days later take on South Africa at Soccer City in Johannesburg, scene of their World Cup triumph three years ago. Del Bosque has a number of regulars missing, including playmakers Xavi and Cesc Fabregas and centre back Gerard Pique, while Pique's Barcelona team mate Marc Bartra, also a central defender, has been called into the squad for the first time. Alonso is making his return to international action after a five-month injury layoff that sidelined him for June's Confederations Cup, when Spain reached the final but were beaten 3-0 by hosts Brazil.