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While Spain have already qualified for the Euro 2024 finals, eliminated Cyprus will be playing for pride when the two nations face off in Thursday's European Championship Qualification tie.
It will be the penultimate game for Luis de la Fuente's men in Group A as La Roja battle with Scotland for the top spot in the cluster. Other than an away loss to the Tartan Army, Spain have won the rest of the fixtures in the group.
Cyprus are destined to finish bottom but Temur Ketsbaia's side will fight to at least get off the mark here.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Cyprus vs Spain kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | November 16, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 5 pm GMT |
| Venue: | Alphamega Stadium |
Cyprus and Spain will lock horns at the Alphamega Stadium in Kolossi, Cyprus with the game scheduled for 5pm GMT in the UK.
How to watch Cyprus vs Spain online - TV channels & live streams
 | Viaplay Sports 2 | Watch here |
The game will be broadcast live on TV on Viaplay Sports 2, and is available to stream online live through Viaplay.
Fans who are unable to watch the game can follow the live updates on GOAL.
Team news & squads
Cyprus team news
Pieros Sotiriou is the big miss for Wednesday's hosts, apart from veteran attacker Demetris Christofi.
So 20-year-old Loizos Loizou will have to bear the responsibility up front.
Cyprus possible XI: Panagi; Andreou, Karo, Kyprianou, Gogic, Ioannou; Kyriakou, Charalampous, Kousoulos; Loizou, Kastanos
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Panagi, Demetriou, Mall, Michael |
| Defenders: | Karo, Antoniades, Correia, Pileas, Andreou, N. Panayiotou, Antoniou, Correa, A. Panayiotou, Laifis, N. Ioannou, Roberge |
| Midfielders: | Charalampous, Gogic, Kousoulos, Kyriakou, Spoljaric, Kastanos, M. Ioannou |
| Forwards: | Loizou, Kakoullis, Elia, Gavriel, Pittas, Tzionis |
Spain team news
Aymeric Laporte, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Alejandro Balde, Marco Asensio, Pedri and Ansu Fati are all among the omissions.
As Jose Gaya is a doubt, Pau Torres can cover up for Laporte, while Lamine Yamal would fill in place of Fati.
Alex Grimaldo, Alex Remiro, Rodrigo Riquelme and Aleix Garcia are in line for their international debuts.
Spain possible XI: Simon; Carvajal, Torres, Le Normand, Grimaldo; Merino, Rodri, Gavi; Yamal, Morata, Oyarzabal
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Remiro, Simon, Raya |
| Defenders: | Carvajal, Martinez, Torres, Le Normand, Gaya, D. Garcia, Grimaldo, Navas |
| Midfielders: | Merino, Fabian Ruiz, Gavi, Sancet, Rodri, Zubimendi, A. Garcia, Riquelme |
| Forwards: | Morata, Ferran, Joselu, Yamal, Williams, Oyarzabal |
Head-to-Head Record
The following is the head-to-head record of the last five times the two nations faced each other across all competitions.
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2023 | Spain 6-0 Cyprus | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers |
| September 8, 1999 | Spain 8-0 Cyprus | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers |
| September 5, 1998 | Cyprus 3-2 Spain | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers |
| September 6, 1995 | Spain 6-0 Cyprus | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers |
| September 7, 1994 | Cyprus 1-2 Spain | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers |