The Real Madrid central defender dismissed suggestions that La Roja will play for a draw against the Balkan country to knockout http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 from the European Championship.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 take on the challenge of Croatia in their final Group C fixture as they stand on the brink of going into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 as group leaders.
However, with Slaven Bilic’s team also in contention alongside the Italian national team, the final round of matches in Group C has setup a precarious situation.
A 2-2 draw in Spain vs. Croatia effectively knocks out the Azzurri from the competition even if they manage to secure a win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987.
As the kickoff time approaches, conspiracy theorists have gained in numbers with the faith of Italian supporters dwindling.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol came out in the media to talk about the subject, dismissing suggestions that there is pact between Spanish team and their Croatian counterparts to play for a draw.
He stated that the 2-2 draw is a possibility that is being talked about but there are other results that might be on the scorecard when the final whistle is blows.
"The 2-2 will be a possible score, but so is a 1-0 or a 0-1," the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879.”
"We all want to depend on ourselves and we all play to win. There is no pact and there won't be a fixed 2-2. Each team will play to win."
Spain can potentially meet Roy Hodgson's English team in the next round, an encounter that interests the Real Madrid stopper. Albiol hailed the resilient attitude of the Three Lions and believes the fixture will be enticing for the neutrals.
"We know http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. We played a friendly recently against them and we have seen their games so far. We can face them in the quarter-finals, but we are playing first against Croatia to qualify," he said.
"If we happen to play against England then it will be a competitive team with great players. [They are] a tough rival, even though they haven't been brilliant sometimes."
Spain take on Croatia on June 18 in Gdansk.
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