Merino Double Helps Spain Thrash Bulgaria
Spain leads Group E with 12 points from four matches, scoring 15 goals and conceding none while maintaining a 29-match unbeaten competitive streak, matching a record from 2010-2013.
- On Tuesday, Spain national football team eased to a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria national football team in Valladolid, moving closer to securing a spot at next year’s World Cup.
- Spain have won all four opening matches, scoring 15 times without conceding and lead Group E by three points ahead of Turkey; the group winner qualifies directly for next year’s World Cup.
- Mikel Merino opened with a header and doubled with another header, his sixth goal in four matches, while Atanas Chernev’s own goal and a Mikel Oyarzabal penalty completed the scoring.
- Spain's unbeaten run now spans 29 competitive matches, matching a record set between 2010 and 2013 by Vicente del Bosque, while Bulgaria remains bottom of Group E after its fourth consecutive defeat.
- Following the win, Spain's coach Luis de la Fuente said `I have to congratulate the players... the problem is that we want more` and Merino told TVE `The merit belongs to the team for creating so many chances, we control games from start to end, and that's the important thing`.
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