"Now we're just preparing ourselves for the next step," he said.

Spain are scheduled to face Group F leaders in round of 16, possibly the defending champions United States. In their first meeting ever this January, the United States triumphed 1-0 in a friendly.

Vilda thought that playing against the best team for the first time made the Spanish team understand what playing against such fast players with great technique within a well-learned system would mean.

"This is something we've studied. This is a game where any small detail can change things, so we're going to look at what we've done and try to correct our mistakes and recognize our strengths in the run up to the game. We'll try our best."

"We will wait and see if the United States top the group. We know they are the best team in the world. Even facing Sweden, they are a very physically strong team. We will prepare accordingly for the next game," Vilda commented.

Spain have one week prior to their next match. For Vilda, the one-week preparation time is important and ideal.

"First we need to recover and keep going with our training sessions. Having this week to prepare for such an important game is ideal, because we need it to recover, train and prepare mentally for playing against one of the best teams in the world," he noted.

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