Fabregas in action in the group stage
World Cup: Fabregas set for Paraguay test
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Seven different nations selected Arsenal players in their World Cup squads but only two of those are still standing in South Africa - Spain and Holland.
Cesc Fabregas will try to match clubmate Robin van Persie on Saturday evening and secure a place in the Semi-Finals when Spain take on Paraguay in Johannesburg.
Cesc Fabregas
Spain v Paraguay, Quarter-Finals
Saturday, July 3, 7.30pm (UK time)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Will Cesc Fabregas get his first World Cup start on Saturday?
The Arsenal captain has been a regular on the Spain substitutes bench in South Africa but he had a positive impact when he came on against Chile and Honduras.
Vicente del Bosque must decide whether to draft Fabregas into his starting line-up or stick with the midfield which has seen Spain into the Quarter-Finals.
David Villa has been Spain's star of the tournament so far, scoring four goals in four matches. Barcelona's new signing is now just one short of Emilio Butragueno's Spanish record of five goals at one World Cup, set in 1986 in Mexico.
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
TRIVIA TREBLE
- Spain must make history if they are to win the World Cup as no country has lost its first group match and gone on to lift the trophy
- They have only lost twice in their last 52 internationals - and both defeats came on South African soil (2-0 v USA and 1-0 v Switzerland)
- Spain have reached the last four just once in World Cup history, in 1950
[Friday, July 02, 2010]
