Spain surprisingly go with the right back Marcos Laurent Ins World Cup Round of 16 vs Morocco. The 27-year-old from Atletico Madrid is in the starting line-up of the coach’s side. Luis Enrique for Tuesday’s game (4 pm / ARD, MagentaTV). Cesar Azpilicueta was recently injured in the 2-1 draw with Japan. Dani Carvajal was not impressed in the previous match against Germany. The two are only on the bench at the Education City Stadium.

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As expected, veteran Jordi Alba returns to the left-back position in place of his Barcelona club-mate Alejandro Balde. At the start of the tournament, Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig, Marco Asensio from Real Madrid and Ferran Torres from FC Barcelona will play in attack.

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Morocco looks set to play with one change in the win over Canada: Selim Amalla from Standard Liege starts in midfield for Genoa professional Abdelhamid Sabiri. Ex-Dortmund Achraf Hakimi covers the defensive side on the right as usual. (DPA)

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