The time has come. Luis de la Fuente today places the crown on the 26 players chosen for the World. At 12:30 p.m., at the Espacion Movistar on Gran Vía in Madrid and in an event that is expected to be truly impressive, the coach clears up the few doubts that exist. A great job, in which 77 footballers have entered their lists, reaches the goal.
The guest to launch the countdown will be Jesus Navas, the player who has won the most titles with the Spanish national team shirt. One World Cup (2010), two Euro Cups (2012 and 2024) and the Nations League in 2023 They appear in the impressive record of Jesus, who will be the one who starts the countdown to find out the chosen ones. He was only missing the Confederations Cup, where he was runner-up in 2013.
A call that, after three and a half years of work by the coach, presents few questions. The question is more how the players will get to the World Cup than who will get on the plane that takes the team from June 5th. Santiago de Compostela to Chattanooga. The announcement promises to be truly impressive.
Luis de la Fuente with Mario Suárez: “Three goalkeepers are going to go and I even have a clear line-up”
The goal: Unai, Raya and everything points to Joan
The presence of Unai Simón and David Raya It has been safe for months. Since September there was a doubt whether Joan García would overtake Álex Remiro. It cost Barcelona’s goalkeeper, but he did it. He entered in March and showed that his attitude is not a problem. The order of the goalkeepers in the World Cup is Unai-Raya-Joan after what was seen in March. But From the Source He has never closed the door to Remiro.
Sides: light area
Since Dani Carvajal was left out of the pre-list of 55, the sides are left for Pedro Porro, Marcos Llorente, Cucurella and Grimaldo. There is only a small space for doubt in the event that Pubill came in as a winger and not as a center back.
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Centers: Pubill wins the World Cup
He was one step away from entering for the March matches, but an injury to the rib area prevented him from playing against Serbia and Egypt. His performance has gone from strength to strength. will be next to Laporte and Cubarsi. There is one place left, which seemed clear for Huijsen, but the Real Madrid player has lost much of his advantage in an erratic season in Madrid. Le Normand, Eric García, Vivian, Mosquera, Jon Martín and Pau Torres They are the options. And the coach’s level of confidence, no one rides ahead of him. Le Normand.
Pivots: zero doubts
Rodri and Zubimend’s postYo. Only a physical problem would force us to change a plan drawn up since De la Fuente took charge of the national team. Aleix Garcia It is the first line response in an emergency.
Interiors: Fermín’s hole
Five permanent positions that were six. Fermín’s injury takes him out of a group in which they are Fabián Ruiz, Mikel Merino —who has been expected despite not playing since January—, Pedri, Dani Olmo and GavYo. De la Fuente had Fornals in the last two lists. Also play with the variant of Baena being Fermín and winning a winger.
Pedri: “I was with Fermín and he is very screwed”
Extremes: Moleiro asks for passage
Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal They will be on the list, although they are not counted until, at least, the match against Uruguay. His companions leave the group formed by Baena, Moleiro, Víctor Muñoz and Yeremy Pino. Barrenetxea, among the 55, he broke against Girona on May 14.
Center forward: Oyarzabal territory
De la Fuente has lived the last Real games in suspense. Because his 9 is Mikel Oyarzabal, a capital piece for the coach’s plans. It is fixed behind the Eibar player Ferran. Third place goes to a striker with a different profile: Borja Iglesias. On the list of 55 are Toni Martínez, Gonzalo and Carlos Espí.
Reinforcement for Spain-Iraq
With a medical and recovery picture with many protagonists (Laporte, Rodri, Merino, Lamine Yamal, Nico, Víctor…)plus the rest for players from the final of the Champions, De la Fuente will take a group of support players to La Coruña. They will work from the 30th in Las Rozas, they will be able to play in La Coruña and, when the match against Iraq ends, they will be on vacation. Players like Jacobo Ramón, Yarek, Bernal, Alex Valle, Gerard Martín, Javi Guerra, Fer López, Yeremay…