Spain vs. Luxembourg: Date, Time, Live Stream for Euro 2016 Qualifier

Spain have a chance to qualify for Euro 2016 on Friday when Luxembourg visit the Estadio Municipal Las Gaunas for a Group C qualifier. 

Vicente del Bosque's men sit atop the group with 21 points through eight games and will clinch qualification with a victory over Luc Holtz's minnows.

Two matches remain, and only Ukraine (16 points) and Slovakia (19) can catch the defending European champions. But a victory over Luxembourg on Friday would guarantee at least a second-place finish for La Roja.

The top two teams in each of the nine groups qualify automatically for Euro 2016, along with hosts France. The best third-place team also qualifies automatically, with the remaining eight entering two-legged playoffs for the final four berths.

Spain reclaimed control of Group C during the last round of matches in September. Having lost to Slovakia in October 2014, La Roja needed a victory in the return leg to take over first place. First-half goals from Jordi Alba and Andres Iniesta put Del Bosque's side on track for a valuable 2-0 victory.

Luxembourg have claimed only four points through eight qualifiers, beating Macedonia and drawing with Belarus. Both of those matches were at home.

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Date: Friday, October 9

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST (2:45 p.m. ET)

Venue: Estadio Municipal Las Gaunas, Logrono

TV Info: Sky Sports 2/HD (UK); ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (U.S.)

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK); WatchESPN (U.S.)

Team News

Del Bosque has something of a selection crisis in defense. Center-backs Sergio Ramos and Inigo Martinez are unavailable due to injury, as is full-back Dani Carvajal. In addition, defensive midfielder Bruno Soriano is out with a knee problem. To help fill the void, Del Bosque has called in Villarreal's Mario Gaspar and Athletic Bilbao's Mikel San Jose and Xabi Etxeita.

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"I was at home and was very excited when I got the call," Etxeita said in a press conference (h/t Goal.com). "It's a surprise. I didn't expect it."

He added: "I'm happy the coach has placed his trust in me and I'm happy to be in the squad. It has come as a 27-year-old. I've had to work hard for this."

Further complicating matters for Del Bosque is an injury to Iniesta. The 31-year-old midfielder limped out of Barcelona's win over Bayer Leverkusen last week in the UEFA Champions League with a hamstring issue.

Both sides have a player suspended. Spain striker Diego Costa and Luxembourg defender Chris Philipps are banned for the fixture.

Prediction

Luxembourg shouldn't pose much of a problem for Spain. When the same two teams met last October, Spain collected a 4-0 win in Luxembourg. Look for more of the same on Friday, even with so many players missing for Spain.

Spain 4-0 Luxembourg