Thursday, June 23, 2016

Goalkeeper doubts revived in Spain after loss to Croatia (The Associated Press)

Croatia's Nikola Kalinic, right, scores his sides first goal past Spain goalkeeper David De Gea, left, during the Euro 2016 Group D soccer match between Croatia and Spain at the Nouveau Stade in Bordeaux, France, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RE, France (AP) -- Three matches into the European Championship and Spain again is talking about its goalkeepers. The doubts that surrounded the team before Euro 2016 apparently had been put to rest when coach Vicente Del Bosque named David De Gea as the starter in place of veteran Iker Casillas. De Gea was criticized for failing to make a stop in Croatia's winning goal in Bordeaux on Tuesday, an 87th-minute low shot by Ivan Perisic that got past the goalkeeper at the near post.


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