(150630) -- MEXICO CITY, June 30, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by Mexico's Presidency shows Spain's King Felipe VI delivering a speech during a welcoming ceremony hosted by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on June 29, 2015. (Xinhua/Mexico's Presidency) (da)
Madrid, June 10 (IANS) Spain's King Felipe VI is set to attend the national football team's Euro opener, which will see them take on the Czech Republic on Monday in the French city of Toulouse.
Spain's chief coach Vicente del Bosque and the 23 players who will compete on Monday at the European championship arrived on Wednesday on the island of Ré, where they will be staying during the tournament, Efe reported.
The Royal Palace confirmed on Friday the news of King Felipe VI attending the match.
In the group stage Spain are also going to face Turkey in Nice and Croatia in Bordeaux.
Four years ago, King Felipe, then Prince of Asturias, witnessed Spain's victory in the European Championship final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, and the Spanish team was received the next day at the Zarzuela Palace.
