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Spain head coach Vicente Del Bosque syas he will continue in the role despite the team's dismal World Cup defence, with the aim of defending the European title in France in 2016.

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SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vicente del Bosque, Spain head coach:

"With regards to these three weeks of practically not speaking it's not a silence because we are staying. I think it is best to save this period for reflection about the World Cup. We return to normal now and in September we have two important matches. A friendly against France on the 4th of September and on the 8th against Macedonia in a qualifier for the 2016 European Championship in France. So we return to our normal routine."
"It was a time of reflection (after World Cup exit). I contacted the (President and our Secretary and our Federation is stable and I think the balance has been there for the last six years except for the last two matches in the World Cup."