Iniesta back with Spain in crucial match against Chile

Potchefstroom, South Africa: Andres Iniesta is fit and eager to return for Spain's crucial World Cup match against Group H leader Chile tomorrow, a boost for the European champions that comes with a small dilemma for coach Vicente del Bosque.

"Yesterday [on Tuesday] I trained well, I felt well and I could do everything normally," Iniesta said yesterday. "There's still today and tomorrow's (training) but the feelings are very good about being available. Whether I start is up to the coach."

While having Iniesta back is positive news for Spain, the Barcelona playmaker's likely insertion into the starting line-up will mean more player changes, something which concerned critics after the opening 1-0 loss to Switzerland.

Differentials

Chile leads Group H with six points, Spain and Switzerland have three points apiece and Honduras has zero. That means Spain's best chance of advancing is to win. Despite opening with two wins, Chile still risks elimination if Spain and Switzerland both win tomorrow and finish with better goals differentials.

"Chile will play its game and try to complicate things," Iniesta said. "We know their positives and their defects but what's most important is that we play our game."

Spain's failure to convert its dominance in its first two matches into more goals has been a big talking point in South Africa, with questions being asked about the impact of del Bosque's tinkering with the line-up.

"I don't see big differences," Iniesta said. "I don't see anything bad. Now, we just have to focus on what we're doing and the things we need to improve, focusing on the things we do well. The debates, the questions — the situation is what it is."

While former coach Luis Aragones used one holding midfielder working with five attacking players, his replacement Del Bosque has used both Xabi Alonso and Sergio Busquets as defensive players, which has cut the pace of Spain's game as its attack has one less player.