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The most waited match is here tonight in Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza from from 19:55 BST / 00.30 IST.

The two teams last meet each other at EURO 2012 FINAL where Spain won over their rivals with a scoreline of 4-0.

The Spain v Italy has gone head to head with a evenly divided with eight wins apiece with 27 encounters.

# Mario Balotelli , Italian $triker is out of the tournament due to hamstring injury ,while while key midfielder Andrea Pirlo may not be fully fit and would not be available for this high voltage clash.

# Spain will assess Roberto Soldado and Cesc Fabregas before naming their team.Reserve goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu is doubtful with a knee injury and Cesc with minor muscle injury.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Spain's 4-0 win in the Euro 2012 final was their biggest ever victory against Italy. They had never previously beaten the Azzurri by more than a two-goal margin.
The Spanish have lost only one of their most recent eight matches against Italy (W3, D4, L1, with the Euro 2008 quarter-final penalty shoot-out counted as a draw).

Spain

Spain are unbeaten in 28 competitive games (W24, D4) since losing to Switzerland at the 2010 World Cup. According to Fifa, it's a world record, bettering France's 27-match streak from 1994-1999.
The Spanish are unbeaten in 25 games in all competitions (W20, D5) since losing to England in 2011.
The world record for most international matches unbeaten (including friendlies) is 35 games, jointly held by Brazil (1993-96) and Spain (2006-09). Spain's run ended with a 2-0 defeat to the USA in the semi-finals of the 2009 Confederations Cup.
Fernando Torres has eight goals in Confederations Cup history - only Ronaldinho and Cuauhtemoc Blanco (nine) have more.

Italy

Gianluigi Buffon faced 20 shots on target during the group stage of the Confederations Cup, more than any other goalkeeper.
The Azzurri conceded eight goals in the first group stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history.
They have leaked three or more goals in back-to-back games for the first time since May 1976, when they lost friendlies to England (3-2) and Brazil (4-1).
The last time it happened at a tournament was the 1970 World Cup; they beat West Germany 4-3 before losing 4-1 to Brazil in the final.
No one has scored more for Prandelli's Italy than Mario Balotelli (10 goals in 25 games).

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