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Ansu Fati shines as Spain wins its final World Cup warmup

Ansu Fati has made the most of his chance back with Spains national team

Canadas Lucas Cavallini celebrates after he scored from a penalty kick during a friendly soccer match between Canada and Japan in Dubai, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike)

Ansu Fati made the most of his chance back with Spains national team, scoring a goal and showing he is in great form in La Rojas 3-1 win over Jordan in a World Cup warmup on Thursday.

Portugal, without Cristiano Ronaldo, saw Bruno Fernandes shine in a 4-0 win over Nigeria in its final match before the World Cup.

Fati teamed up well some of the other youngsters giving Spain hope of a successful campaign in Qatar, with Gavi Pez and Nico Williams also scoring a goal each in the teams final match before its World Cup opener against Costa Rica on Nov. 23.

Thats some great news for us, Spain coach Luis Enrique said of Fatis performance. He has a good relationship with the goal.

Fati scored on a shot from inside the area in the 13th minute before Gavi doubled the lead from near the penalty spot in the 56th. Williams, who replaced Fati in the 72nd, made it 3-0 with a cross shot from inside the box in the 84th.

I liked what I see from the team, Luis Enrique said. I see it with the right attitude. Sometimes, when you play a friendly so close to the World Cup, you dont play a good match, because the players are so focused on the World Cup, but everything went well and now we can start preparing for Costa Rica.

Luis Enrique had some high praise for Marco Asensio, who set up Fatis goal.

He was at a different level, the coach said of Asensio, who played as a striker in the absence of lvaro Morata.

Hamza Al-Dardour scored for Jordan in second-half stoppage time at Amman International Stadium in Jordan.

Fati had not played for Spain since making his fourth appearance as a teenager in October 2020, shortly after breaking the record for Spains youngest scorer. He had not been called up by coach Luis Enrique in the last international break before the World Cup, when the 20-year-old forward was not playing often with Barcelona.

He is one of the many youngsters selected by Luis Enrique to Spains revamped squad, along with 19-year-old Pedri Gonzlez, 20-year-old Williams, and 18-year-old Gavi, who had broken Fatis record by scoring his first goal for Spain at the age of 17 years, 304 days.

After the Group E opener against Costa Rica, Spain faces Germany in one of the most-anticipated matches of the tournament and then takes on Japan.

Luis Enrique couldnt count on Jos Luis Gay because of a right ankle injury sustained in Wednesdays training session. Also not available for Thursdays match were Morata, Hugo Guillamn and Marcos Llorente, who had not been fully fit and missed practice at the start of Spains preparations.

Luis Enrique said a decision on whether Gay will remain with the squad is expected to be made on Friday.

Fernandes scored twice in the first half to lead Portugal to an easy victory over Nigeria in Lisbon.

Gonçalo Ramos and João Mrio added second-half goals for the Portuguese squad that was without Ronaldo because of a stomach bug that had already made him miss training on Wednesday.

Emmanuel Dennis missed a late penalty kick for Nigeria.

It was a very complete game, Fernandes said. We know we have a very capable team and we showed it.

Portugal opens its quest for a first World Cup title against Ghana on Nov. 24. It then faces Uruguay and South Korea in Group H.

Ghana, back at the World Cup after missing out at the tournament in Russia, defeated Switzerland 2-0 in Abu Dhabi with second-half goals by Mohammed Salisu and Antoine Semenyo.

Ghana is in Group H with Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay. Its opener is against Portugal on Nov. 24.

Switzerland, playing in its fifth straight World Cup, debuts in Group G against Cameroon on Nov. 24, then faces Brazil and Serbia.

Canada, back in the World Cup after 36 years, came from behind to defeat Japan 2-1 in Dubai with Lucas Cavallini scoring the winner by converting a penalty kick deep into second-half stoppage time.

Japan had opened the scoring with Yuki Soma less than 10 minutes into the match. Steven Vitoria equalized in the 21st for Canada, which is in Group F with Belgium, Croatia and Morocco. It debuts against Belgium on Nov. 23. Japan opens against Germany in Group E before facing Costa Rica and Spain.

Costa Ricas warmup against Iraq was canceled because of a dispute with Iraq officials related to the entrance of Costa Rican players into the country.

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