{"id":2307,"date":"2026-07-15T15:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:13:16","slug":"we-have-earned-the-right-to-dream-oyarzabal-sets-sights-on-world-cup-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/we-have-earned-the-right-to-dream-oyarzabal-sets-sights-on-world-cup-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We have earned the right to dream&#8217;: Oyarzabal sets sights on World Cup glory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikel Oyarzabal, who set Spain on their way in the 2026 World Cup semi-final victory over France, spoke of the &#8220;right to dream&#8221; after &#8216;La Roja&#8217; secured their place in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mikel Oyarzabal remains a talismanic figure for Spain, who marched into the World Cup 2026 final at France&#8217;s expense. Les Bleus succumbed to a 0-2 defeat in a match dictated by &#8216;La Roja&#8217;, with the No. 21 breaking the deadlock before reflecting on the win in the mixed zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about his ability to remain composed under such intense pressure, the forward explained: &#8220;It is about visualising the penalty, ensuring those moments you have to face are already mapped out in your head, and having a routine ready for when the situation arises.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the milestone of matching David Villa&#8217;s goal tally for &#8216;La Roja&#8217;, he added: &#8220;If I can help the team without scoring, I will be just as happy. When you carry that responsibility and your moment comes, you simply try to do the best you can for the collective.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have earned the right to dream and to keep the trophy in our sights; hopefully, we can put the icing on the cake in five days&#8217; time,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Oyarzabal, who set Spain on their way in the 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2309,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307\/revisions\/2309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}