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Impressive Spain give glimpse of World Cup credentials with dominant win over Peru

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Spain beat ⁠Peru 3-1 on Monday in their final World Cup warm-up match, ‌giving thousands of fans in Puebla a ‌glimpse of one of the ‌tournament favourites days before the global ‌showpiece begins.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] opened the scoring ‌after two minutes with a fierce strike from the edge of the ‌area before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pedri/baBG8QuI/"]Pedri[/a] doubled the ⁠lead after ‌the half-hour mark, tapping into an empty ​net following a cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torres-ferran/AVAVLaLt/"]Ferran Torres[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] added a third ​early in the second half when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-yeremi/8fnHDvMe/"]Yeremy Pino[/a]'s delivery forced an error ⁠from goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gallese-pedro/Ik9rz2Bn/"]​Pedro Gallese[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/velez-jairo/jLtR8ZcI/"]Jairo Velez[/a] pulled one back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/peru/Uend67D3/"]Peru[/a] with a low finish.[/p][p]World Cup fever was ‌evident around the stadium, where Spain shirts dominated the stands alongside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] jerseys, reflecting the club's strong representation in Luis de la Fuente's squad.[/p][p]Peru supporters were outnumbered but remained vocal throughout the evening.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="7e9054a4-a9b7-4f8c-b2c5-e99b8bb1e9bc" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="bca41a1e-0a2a-4e10-8e5f-5baa94eaff8b" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Pedri, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a] and Ferran Torres drew some of ‌the loudest cheers as fans broke ​into chants and performed Mexican ‌waves around the stadium.[/p][p]World Cup merchandise stalls lined the streets outside, while heavy security protocols did little to dampen the festive atmosphere.[/p][p]The ⁠tournament kicks ⁠off on Thursday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/peru-Uend67D3/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=ph1aAT9e"]Check out the match stats here[/a][/b].[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

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