The Spanish national Football team is scheduled to play its final Nations League group match this Sunday, November 18, starting at 7:45 p.m., at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium. Tickets for nearly a thousand seats reserved for the Swiss delegation will go on sale today, Tuesday November 12, for visiting fans.
Tickets that had previously sold out lasted only half an hour, ensuring Heliodoro was fully booked for the Spain vs Switzerland match. Remarkably, 28 years after the last engagement of the men’s national team, Luis de la Fuente’s team will return to Tenerife, following a match played by the women’s team last June.
The official presentation of the match took place today in the Noble Hall of the Island Council, with the presidency of Rosa Dávila leading the event. Present were Lope Afonso, vice-president of the Tenerife Island Council in charge of Tourism, external relations and institutional relations; José Manuel Bermúdez, mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; José Francisco Pérez, Director General of Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands; and Alejandro Morales Mansito, president of the Tenerife Inter-Island Football Federation.
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During the presentation, it was also revealed that tickets for the national team’s training session at Heliodoro on Sunday will be priced between €5 and €25. Additionally, a ‘row zero’ will be set up to help victims of the DANA disaster, with gifts and experiences distributed to fans attending the training session.
Rosa Dávila said: “It’s a dream for Tenerife, consolidating our status as the capital of sport in the Canary Islands. We have put a lot of effort into making Tenerife trendy and active, and we want to witness great events like the he welcome of the Spanish national football team, which embodies values of humility, closeness and teamwork, resonating with all of us represented by La Roja. Many of us marched in the streets after the final. of the last European Championship and will be present for Spain vs Switzerland, marking a significant step for La Roja who returns to play at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium after almost 30 years, especially with local players like Pedri or Ayoze Pérez playing at home. “
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José Manuel Bermúdez expressed his gratitude, saying: “Thank you for choosing Santa Cruz de Tenerife. After 28 years, Santa Cruz is once again hosting a Spanish national team match, and we are very happy about it. Today, we have a winning selection, European champions who evoke emotions, as the island’s slogan suggests. We are delighted to welcome them here. I don’t remember a sporting event in our city that has generated. so much anticipation. There is a great desire to see the national team, especially knowing that three Canarians will be represented – two of them natives of Tenerife, including Ayoze, from Santa Cruz. Amateur football players in the Canary Islands will be watching closely, as the Heliodoro is a goal they hope to achieve. Football inspires many to engage in physical activity, even if only a few manage to reach the national team. “
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Lope Afonso added: “This dream was born around June with the president of the FTF. We were asked when the men’s national team would return, and we answered together that dreams are just dreams. Yet we have dared to dream, although we are awake Thanks to the president of the FTF, we are here today presenting this match He trusted the institutions to organize an event like this, even if work is still in progress. in the stadium Now we can make an official match This dream is achievable thanks to various efforts. We can pay tribute to our fans, who have always shown their passion for the national team, as evidenced in the last women’s match here. , or the tickets that sold out on Monday The Spanish national team is an exceptional promotional vehicle for Tenerife, also in the area of collective social awareness. We have established Tenerife as a hub for high-level sporting and cultural activities. “
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José Francisco Pérez said: “From the Government of the Canary Islands we are very happy to bring world-class sports here. We have three Canarians in the national team; a goal from each would be wonderful. It is a reason to pride to welcome the Spanish national team, because we are in the heart of football and will see the European champion team. We will not wait another 28 years to bring back the Spanish national football team.
Alejandro Morales Mansito concluded: “We must be proud of our company in Tenerife. We have managed to bring the senior men’s and women’s teams. This is significant because it brings visibility to the name of Tenerife; we have a lot of enthusiasm and strength, and sometimes we just need to believe We deserve the same recognition as the rest of the world, which makes the presence of the Spanish national team in Tenerife crucial to share their values with us. , this Tinerfeña Federation could not have achieved this, making it a collective dream of all of us here.
