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Euro 2012 qualifiers: Spain to face Czech Republic on Friday

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Defending champions Spain will face the Czech Republic on Friday.

Spains national team trained for the last time on Wednesday ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday (October 7).Sevillas striker Alvaro Negredo left the camp after having undergone tests that showed a high risk of injury. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has called up Valencia fullback Jordi Alba for the first time.The zippy 22-year-old, who normally plays on the left, has proved his ability in defence and attack for his club and shown consistency for Spains junior teams.Del Bosque has the luxury of being able to experiment as the holders have already qualified for next years finals in Ukraine and Poland with two games to spare and top Group I with a perfect 18 points from six matches.The Czechs are second on 10 points and Scotland third on eight, with both nations still in with a chance of qualifying.The Scots need three more points from their trips to Liechtenstein and Spain than the Czechs manage at home to the world champions and in Lithuania.After the Czech Republic match Spain host Scotland in Alicante next Tuesday (October 11).Del Bosques 23-man squad contains nine Barcelona players including club captain Carles Puyol and his partner in central defence Gerard Pique.
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