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Spain 1 Switzerland 1: De Gea makes rare error in pre-World Cup friendly

Spain's two-year unbeaten run under coach Julen Lopetegui continued with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Villarreal on Sunday.

David de Gea's incongruous mistake handed a dogged Switzerland side a 1-1 draw away to Spain in a pre-World Cup friendly.

The Manchester United goalkeeper is regarded as being among the world's finest but he spilled a shot from reported Arsenal target Stephan Lichtsteiner, presenting Ricardo Rodriguez with a tap-in.

Spain were producing a commanding display to assert their status as one of the pre-tournament favourites prior to De Gea's out-of-character error in Villarreal.

Vladimir Petkovic's determined Swiss outfit had kept four consecutive clean sheets but they were undone by a goal out of the top drawer from Alvaro Odriozola in the 29th minute.