Defender Gerard Pique believes Spain can be stripped of their favourites tag after their shock loss to Switzerland.
Spain, the bookmakers' favourites for the World Cup, were beaten 1-0 by a well organised Swiss outfit that was content to soak up the pressure and hit back on the counter.
The European champions enjoyed the lion's share of the possession but could do precious little with it. When the final whistle was blown, players and supporters alike were left shell-shocked.
Speaking to reporters soon after the game, Barcelona's Pique said:"From now on we can leave behind the nonsense that we are favourites to win the World Cup. We have tried to exclude this from our thoughts, because it is not real.
"Spain have never even been to the final. It's true that we are a very good squad, but are we favourites....no."
"We created chances and in the second half we should have perhaps scored a goal.
"This is an example of how any team can beat you, and unfortunately it has happened to us."
Meanwhile keeper Iker Casillas was utterly baffled by the result.
He told reporters: "I do not know what has happened to us. We have played better than them, and they have taken their first scoring chance.
"This was an oversight by us, but we tried to get back into the match. From here, we must try and play football to get back into the competition.
"The squad is raging, and we are finding it very difficult to accept defeat in the manner in which we did."
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