Former England defender Rio Ferdinand has backed Spain to win this summer’s World Cup having previously named France as his favourites for the tournament.
Spain are putting the finishing touches on their preparations for a 17th appearance at a finals, 16 years on from their sole victory under Vicente del Bosque back in 2010.
The reigning European champions will be striving to banish the memories of their last World Cup outing when they were dumped out at the round-of-16 stage at the hands of Morocco.
Luis de la Fuente’s men – who sailed through qualifying with an unbeaten record – kick off their campaign against Cape Verde next Monday at Read Entire Article


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