Scenes from the opening minutes of a Spain pre-World Cup final training session in Whippany, New Jersey.
Before they face Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Spain is holding training sessions in Whippany, New Jersey at the former training home of Red Bull New York and future recipient of a renovation and takeover by Gotham FC. Photographer Irish Maliborski got to watch the first 15 minutes of Spain's Thursday session and shared some of what it looked like as Luis de la Fuente prepared his squad for Sunday afternoon's final.
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