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Andres Iniesta insists Spain have learned from their early World Cup elimination two years ago and are determined to retain their mantle as Europes best nation. Mondays game against the Czech Republic will be their first in a top tournament since the fiasco in Brazil, when they arrived as favourites but failed to advance past the group stage.Spain, who won two straight European Championships and the 2010 World Cup, arrive in France looking to re-establish their supremacy in world football. Spain v Czech Republic preview David de Gea in contention after controversy The disappointment of what happened in Brazil forces us to be more focused than ever in this competition, Iniesta said.We arrive with a responsibility as champions and we want to go as far as possible. Each tournament is different and I think that we have a good squad and can do well. Spain celebrate winning Euro 2012 four years ago Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque said he sees his team well prepared for the tournament in France, just as he felt they were for the 2014 World Cup.I dont see a lot of difference from when we played in the World Cup in Brazil, Del Bosque said. We prepared well at that time, I dont see any difference. We are in good condition now and we know how to compete, but there is always uncertainty about any tournament. Spain failed to make it out of the groups at the last World Cup in Brazil Getting off to a good start against the Czechs in their Group D opener on Monday would certainly help La Roja avoid another disappointment. Spain have not won their opening game in a major tournament since Euro 2008, when they defeated Russia 4-1.However, they started the 2014 World Cup with a 5-1 loss to the Netherlands, which was followed by a 2-0 loss to Chile. They drew 1-1 with Italy at Euro 2012 and lost to Switzerland 1-0 to begin the 2010 World Cup.Only at the end of the tournament we will be able to say how important the first match was, Iniesta said. Weve started important competitions losing and still won the title, and weve started others with victories but ended losing.Follow our minute-by-minute commentary of Spains game against the Czech Republic on Monday through our live blog on skysports.com/football, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportsfootball.Catch up with all the latest Euro 2016 news with Euro Breakfast each morning on Sky Sports News HQ from 6am Also See: Spain v Czech Republic preview Bellerin: Rosicky the threat Ramos offers De Gea support De Gea rejects lies Fake Diamondbacks Jerseys . First reported by FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal, its unknown if the impetus for the deferral proposal came from players or management, but it never left the preliminary stages. 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CHICAGO -- Hector Noesi thinks he is a better pitcher than he was when he struggled at the start of the season. One of his former teams got a closer look at his improvement on Sunday. Noesi pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning for his first win in a month, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. "Hes a tough kid," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. "I mean, hes confident and he knows what he can do. Sometimes you get an opportunity and you run with it, and I think thats what hes done." Noesi (3-6) struck out five and walked two in 6 2-3 innings, bouncing back from a shaky outing against the Los Angeles Angels. The right-hander pitched for Seattle for parts of three seasons before he was traded to Texas after two April relief appearances. Noesi pitched in three games for the Rangers before he was let go again. Chicago claimed him off waivers April 25, and the crisp performance against the Mariners made him 3-5 with a 4.13 ERA in 14 games with the White Sox. "Yeah, it did cross my mind," Noesi said of pitching against Seattle, "but if I put it in my mind I would get lost trying to do too much." Chicago finished with just two hits after it had four in Saturdays 3-2 loss in 14 innings. But Conor Gillaspie scored on a wild pitch in the first and Noesi combined with two relievers on a five-hitter. Eric Surkamp got Robinson Cano to fly out with the bases loaded for the final out of the seventh, and Jake Petricka pitched two innings for his third save in four chances. The solid relief work came one day after the White Sox blew a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning. "We didnt swing the bats extremely well," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Balls we did hit hard they made great plays on. Thats the way it goes. Thats baseball." Seattle right-hander Taijuan Walker (1-1) lasted just four innings in his second start of the season. The 21-year-old Walker, one of baseballs top pitching prospects, struggled with his control in his first loss in five major leaguue appearances.dddddddddddd The White Sox took advantage of Walkers wildness to grab the lead in the first. Gillaspie walked with two outs, advanced to third on Jose Abreus single and scored when Walker threw his first of two wild pitches on ball four to Adam Dunn. Walker then got Alexei Ramirez to bounce into a fielders choice, ending the threat. The White Sox left a runner in scoring position in each of the first five innings. Walker allowed two hits and struck out three while throwing 83 pitches on a humid day. He tossed six innings in a 10-4 victory at Houston last Monday in his season debut. "Command of my fastball wasnt there," Walker said. "Definitely going to go back and watch video and figure out whats going on with that." Dustin Ackley and Brad Miller had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who had won five of six. Gillaspie also walked in the third before he left with a bruised right knee after he was hit by a pitch from Dominic Leone in the fifth inning. Gillaspie took a few shaky steps toward first before he was replaced by pinch-runner Leury Garcia. "It sounded bad and he seemed like he couldnt do anything, so we had to take him out," Ventura said. Second base umpire Dana DeMuth also departed in the fifth with a strained hamstring after colliding with White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham. The game continued with three umpires. NOTES: It was Noesis first win since June 9 against Detroit. ... Petricka has a string of eight consecutive scoreless appearances covering 11 innings, lowering his ERA to 1.85. "His progression and his rise through the bullpens been pretty impressive," Ventura said. ... Seattle returns home to face Minnesota in the opener of a four-game series Monday night. Mariners RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (6-4, 3.33 ERA) and Twins RHP Kevin Correia (4-10, 4.95) are slated to pitch the first game. ... The White Sox begin a four-game set at Boston on Monday night. RHP Scott Carroll (2-5, 5.05 ERA) takes on Red Sox RHP Clay Buchholz (3-4, 6.22) in the series opener. ' ' '