AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique mentioned it was a “special occasion” after his staff’s 1-1 draw with Germany on the World Cup on Sunday.However it had nothing to do with soccer.Luis Enrique mentioned Sunday would have been the thirteenth birthday of his daughter, Xana Martínez, who died three years in the past of a uncommon type of bone most cancers.“It was a special occasion for me and my household,” Luis Enrique mentioned. “Clearly we don’t have our daughter with us bodily anymore, however she remains to be current day by day. We keep in mind her quite a bit, we snigger and take into consideration how she would act in every state of affairs that we expertise.”Luis Enrique had earlier posted a video on Instagram through which he mentioned that “not solely we play towards Germany at the moment, however Xanita would have turned 13.” He wished her “an excellent day” wherever she was proper now.“That is how life works,” he mentioned after the match. “It’s not solely about stunning issues and discovering happiness, it’s about understanding methods to handle these moments.”The 52-year-old Luis Enrique, a former Barcelona participant and coach, is taking part in his first World Cup as Spain’s supervisor. He left the nationwide staff after discovering out about his daughter’s most cancers, returning a while later.Spain will advance to the spherical of 16 on the World Cup in Qatar if it avoids defeat towards Japan in its last group-stage match on Thursday. ___Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni___
Spain coach remembers late daughter on ‘special occasion’ at WCup
