Spain faces the Republic of Ireland in an International Friendly Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The match starts at 8 p.m. ET. beIN Sport will broadcast the match, or you can watch the live stream HERE.
Spain manager Vincente del Bosque continues to prepare his team for next week's 2013 Confederation Cup. The team can make it 22 straight wins without a loss if they defeat Ireland at Yankee Stadium, Soccerway.com reports. Their friendly against Ireland on Tuesday gives the manager an extra game to tinker with his roster and perform any final tune-ups ahead of their June 16 match against Uraguay.
They might need it, too. Haiti nearly doled out an enormous upset on Saturday against Spain. Although Spain won, 2-1, the team will need to work out any last minute kinks in its lineup before the Confederation Cup begins.
Ireland, on the other hand, apparently isn't putting much on this game.
"Sure, they [Spain] will win, but it will be a good test for us," Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni told NBC Sports.
Spain delivered a 4-0 beating to Ireland last summer during the European Championships. But this isn't the same Ireland team. Trapattoni's squad is unbeaten in 2013, owning a record of three wins and three draws, according to NBC Sports.
Tuesday's match offers Ireland an assessment of just how far the squad has come since last summer.
