Two years ago, Spain scored six past Germany. Now they will face off in the biggest tournament

Who would have thought it? Germany, one of the strongest national teams in the world will have a chance to avenge their painful 6-0 defeat against Spain that happened two years ago in the UEFA Nations League. This time, the competition will be much more high-profile – it's in the World Cup!

Although there wasn't an old-school "group of death" this time around, there will be some seriously intriguing matches early in the group stage. England against the United States, France against Denmark, Portugal against Uruguay – and Spain against Germany.

The recent history in great nights between Spaniards and Germans was a happy one for La Furia Roja.

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These two teams met in the 2008 European Championship final, where Fernando Torres' strike won the trophy in what's been a terrific tournament for Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas, Carles Puyol, Xavi and the other Spanish aces.

Germany coach Hansi Flick said that it won't be easy for his team.

"We're expecting a lot from this tournament. Japan is a team with a lot of players in the Bundesliga so they have a lot of quality. We were intending to play a friendly against them so that will be ditched."

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Two years later, in the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup, Puyol's header was enough to send his team into the final and eventually to glory. And the 6-0 thrashing at La Cartuja was the most recent one, although not in such an important tournament. Ferran Torres hit a hat-trick that opened the doors to the Final Four for Luis Enrique and his team.