Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has named his final squad before the World Cup this summer in the United States, Mexico and Canada with several surprises. Two of the headlines are the presence of Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia for the first time, and the exclusion of Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal, who has been struggling with injuries for the past two years.
La Roja will play two friendlies this March international break before the World Cup, de la Fuente’s final chance to get a look at players up close. They were due to play La Finalissima against Argentina, but with the RFEF and AFA unable to settle on a venue after it had to be moved from Qatar due to conflict in the region, it was cancelled. As such, they will face Serbia at La Ceramica on the 27th of March, and Egypt at the RCDE Stadium on the 30th.
Carvajal is one of the major question marks for de la Fuente this summer, having been considered an important part of their Euro 2024 triumph. Yet de la Fuente has taken Marcos Llorente and Pedro Porro at right-back, and not Dani Carvajal. Similarly, de la Fuente has named four goalkeepers, with Garcia joining Unai Simon, David Raya and Alex Remiro, but only three expected to go.
Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Joan Garcia, Alex Remiro
Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Dean Huijsen, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, Cristhian Mosquera
Midfielders: Rodri Hernandez, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Fermin Lopez, Carlos Soler, Pablo Fornals
Forwards: Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Borja Iglesias, Yeremy Pino, Ander Barrenetxea, Alex Baena, Victor Munoz, Borja Iglesias
