Spain’s final training session cancelled due to thunderstorms

Spain

Spain’s final training session before ​Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina ‌has been cancelled due to thunderstorms, organisers FIFA said on Saturday.

World ​soccer’s governing body added that ​there would not be another time slot for the team ​to train, but did not ​say whether Argentina’s session, scheduled for 1130 local time (1530 GMT), would go ahead ​as planned.

“The Spanish national ​team’s training session on the pitches at ‌the Melanie Lane Training Ground in New Jersey has been suspended in accordance with the US ​storm safety ​protocol,” the Spanish federation (RFEF) said in a statement.

“The players ​are currently taking part in ​a warm-up session indoors.”

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