It was only eight days ago when Vicente del Bosque sent out a reshuffled side to face the tournament hosts with qualification for the semi-finals already secured. The Spain coach could well resort to his second-choice players once more on Sunday, albeit for entirely different reasons. Whatever changes he does make, it should not be seen as punishment for the players who lost out to USA. La Roja enjoyed 56 per cent possession against the Americans, won 17 corners and fired in 19 shots, 11 of them on goal, more than in their resounding 5-0 defeat of New Zealand. Faced with Bob Bradley's tactically disciplined side, there was not much more Del Bosque's men could have done.