Salzburg: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is delighted with his side’s preparations for the European Championships but was not ready to claim they were short odds to register a third successive triumph at the tournament hosted by France.
“We are the favourites (for Euro 2016) because we come into it having won four years ago... but only on that basis,” Del Bosque told reporters after Spain beat South Korea 6-1 in a friendly in Salzburg, Austria on Wednesday.
“There are other national teams but it’s our dream to be champions again. We’re in a good moment. We have had a tough season, very intense, but we are ready to go into the Euros in the best conditions.
“We are ready to start, to win is another thing. There are good rivals and in football everything is really even.”
Spain face Georgia in their final warm-up match in Getafe on Tuesday before kicking off their Group D campaign against the Czech Republic in Toulouse on June 13.
Turkey and Croatia are the other two teams in the group.
European Champions Spain produced a dominant display to thrash South Korea in their penultimate friendly.
Celta Vigo forward Nolito staked a claim for a starting berth in the opening group game against the Czech Republic by netting twice after David Silva and Cesc Fabregas had given Spain a two-goal lead around the half hour.
Juventus forward Alvaro Morata also scored twice, either side of Nolito’s second-half strike, to round off Spain’s biggest win since they thrashed Tahiti 10-0 in 2013. Substitute Ju Se-jong got a consolation goal for South Korea.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque made four changes to the team that comfortably beat Bosnia 3-1 last Sunday, recalling Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and Morata.
