KAMEN, June 25: Spain were forced to cut short their evening training session when a thunderstorm struck their World Cup base on Sunday.
The players were a little over half an hour into the session when they were forced to run for cover after the downpour which was accompanied by loud claps of thunder and spectacular bolts of lightning.
The team trained also trained in the morning with coach Luis Aragones including midfielder Cesc Fabregas and captain Raul in the starting lineup in place of Marcos Senna and Luis Garcia.
Spain meet France in their second round clash on Tuesday. They have never beaten France in a competitive match.—Reuters