MOURINHO about Cristiano Ronaldo: "There are players for certain matches, there are players for all matches and there are players for special matches. These players are predestined".

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CAMACHO: "Hierro shows good results, and I like his opinion that Spain is a team and a family".

FERNANDO SANTOS: "His physical conditions are important but even more important is his way of thinking. Besides, he has an incredible feature. He was the person who led the team. It’s natural but requires a lot of work".

DE GEA: "I like critics. Diego Costa was also criticized and scored two goals. I didn’t kill anybody. I feel happy in the national team"

DE GEA: "I talked with Pedro Sanchez, he apologized and I accepted his excuses. I told him it would be reasonable to apologize in public"

DE GEA: "I don’t see a lot of support in Spain. Instead, there are many critics. I’d like to get support at the most complicated life moments even outside football"

DE GEA: "I’m satisfied with the support of the coach and teammates. If we substituted each player for the mistake he committed…. I keep calm".

PIQUÉ: "Bartomeu called me and it was a real shock as he wanted to sign Griezmann. If any player doesn’t want to come for any reasons, other players will come".

VÍCTOR SÁNCHEZ DEL AMO: "Spain started with hesitations, however we should be optimistic as the team showed good game against competitive Portugal difficult to win due to their positioning in the field. Besides, Cristiano was extremely inspired".

CRISTIANO: "We are not favourites but we are candidates. We should try to win Morocco"

MOURINHO: "De Gea is my guy. It pains me to say but he knows it was a serious mistake, mistake he never makes in United. However, it happens even with the best ones. The difference is that the best players forget about their failures, they don’t feel afraid in the next matches. Instead, they are ready to help and fight for their team"

HIERRO: "Goalkeeper position is a special one, we know it. However, we have no doubts about De Gea."

HIERRO: "I’m very proud of my players. Cristiano is extraordinary, however I wouldn’t have exchanged him for any player of my team".

HIERRO: "We have a great team, and we know sometimes players show low performances. We are family, and we will always support each other".

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HIERRO: "I believe we should be proud of our guys despite the result of the match"

CRISTIANO: "The team has done its best. We played against one of the favourites, and we knew it would be difficult"

NACHO: "Actually, I can’t forget about this penalty. I touched Cristiano but I tried to remove my leg. The most important is that we managed to score. Cristiano played a great match".

CRISTIANO: "Spain possessed the ball but the draw is the fair result"

ISCO: "De Gea is not a teenager. In five days, he will be able to recompense his mistakes"

ISCO: "This team has proved it has a lot of pride. This is the World Cup and nobody will make gifts for you. It has just started. It’s football, and things happen. I’m proud of the team, I believe we deserved a little bit more".

DIEGO COSTA: "De Gea is a great goalkeeper. And we won’t doubt about him for the mistake he committed. We are family, and we have to trust each other. Yesterday, I was bad, and today I can be better. This is football. I have to work and keep silent. Today, I’ve played a good match. I become more accustomed to this team. The final result could be better"

Sergio Ramos has become the Spanish player who made the maximum number of passes during the World Cup match (since 1966).

DIEGO COSTA: "We are family, life continues and we have a lot of things to do in this World Cup"

HIERRO: "De Gea is our teammate. And we always support each other"

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in the World Cups history who scored hat-trick against Spain.

DIEGO COSTA: "Very nice match. We have almost won it. Finally, we played a draw. I believe we deserved to win as we created many opportunities and controlled the ball"

HIERRO: "When there is somebody able to do things Cristiano did...However, I’m really satisfied with my team. We will gain trust. The team believed, and did its best. Costa played very well".

Nacho Fernández is the first Real Madrid player who scored outside penalty area in the World Cup since the goal by Fernando Hierro against Nigeria in 1998.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player of La Liga who scored two goals to the Spanish National team in the World Cup.

Diego Costa is the second player born outside Spain who scored for the national team in the World Cup (after Roberto López Ufarte who scored in the match against Honduras in 1982).

Players who scored in four different World Cups: Pelé (Brazil); Uwe Seeler (Germany); Miroslav Klose (Germany) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Source: La Marca