Big gamble as Spain stay loyal to Casillas

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque could make wholesale changes for this evening’s make-or-break World Cup Group B game against Chile in Rio.

But one man sure to keep his place is La Roja captain Iker Casillas pictured — despite the Real Madrid keeper’s calamitous display in Friday’s 5-1 defeat to Holland.

Casillas had a shocker, watching Robin Van Persie’s headed equaliser fly over his head, completely missing the cross from which Stefan De Vrij scored the third goal, and then being embarrassingly robbed in possession by Van Persie for number four. That poor performance had been coming — with Casillas making a similarly bad clanger in the Champions League final, though Real went on to win.