🗞️ Spain, all or nothing in front pages full of World Cup flavour

Sunday’s sports press wakes up dominated by the all-or-nothing tension surrounding the Spanish national team and the assessment of a thrilling European matchday that has left some severe scorelines.

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Under forceful headlines such as MARCA’s «Win or win», the Spanish newspapers agree on La Roja’s extreme urgency after the opening stumble.

AS appeals to young talent with a resounding «Make magic» aimed at Lamine Yamal, who is shaping up to be the key piece in Luis de la Fuente’s starting setup to get qualification back on track.

Lamine Yamal also takes center stage on the front pages of Barcelona’s sports newspapers. Mundo Deportivo puts the spotlight on him as the player capable of sparking Spain’s response. Meanwhile, Sport gives him the main photo on its front page.

The pressure is immense to banish the ghosts and avoid leaving qualification to the group’s final last-chance moment.

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German strength and Swedish collapse

Beyond Spain, Saturday’s action produced major headlines across the continent. In Germany, newspaper Bild celebrates the national team’s epic comeback against Ivory Coast (2-1), hailing Deniz Undav as the match’s great savior.

The other side of the coin is Sweden’s; newspaper Sportbladet leads with a devastating «FIASKO» in giant letters after a historic and crushing 5-1 defeat to a rampant Netherlands side, marking their heaviest World Cup loss since 1950.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.