Marc Cucurella continued a peculiar tradition in Spain’s World Cup triumph when he buried a “lucky” coin in the pitch moments before kick-off, by request of a fellow Spanish footballing hero.
Cucurella copied the pre-match ritual of 2010 World Cup winner Joan Capdevila, a left-back predecessor of the newly-signed Real Madrid man, who did the same before La Roja beat the Netherlands to lift their first title 16 years ago in South Africa.
