Yamal Headlines Spain Squad as Real Madrid Stars Miss World Cup Cut
Luis de la Fuente kept both injured wingers in a 26-man squad that leaves Real Madrid without a Spain player for the first time.
- On Monday, coach Luis de la Fuente announced Spain's World Cup squad, including injured forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams despite late-season muscle injuries.
- La Roja enters the tournament following their Euro 2024 victory in Germany, seeking to improve on their knockout-stage exit and lone title triumph in 2010.
- The squad features Manchester City midfielder Rodri and Barcelona midfielder Pedri, but excludes any Real Madrid players for the first time; Barcelona midfielder Fermín López missed out due to a fractured foot.
- Warmup matches against Iraq and Peru in early June precede the Group H opener against Cape Verde in Atlanta, with full squad preparations beginning Saturday.
- De la Fuente expects Yamal and Williams to be fit for the tournament start, with the campaign continuing against Saudi Arabia in Atlanta and Uruguay in Guadalajara.
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Injured forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams were included in Spain's World Cup squad on Monday, but for the first time, La Roja will not travel with any Real Madrid players.
There are the injured Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams (who should recover for the World Championship anyway), but for the first time in the history of Spain there is no convoked Real Madrid in the list of players chosen by Luis de la Fuente for the beginning of the World Championships in three weeks. It is a historical list precisely because no footballer under the Blancos will be present at the final phase of the European. A significant data tha…
EL ESPAÑOL analyzes one by one the candidates of the Selection who will attend the meeting that is held in the USA, Mexico and Canada. More information: De la Fuente gives the list of 26 of Spain for the World Cup without players of Real Madrid and with the injured Lamine and Nico
Spain boss issues explanation after no Real Madrid players named in World Cup squad
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has defended his controversial World Cup squad selection after leaving out every Real Madrid player for the first time in the nation’s history.The Spaniard named his 26-man group ahead of this summer’s tournament, but there was no place for a single star from the Bernabeu following a disappointing campaign for Alvaro Arbeloa’s side.Real ended the season without a major trophy and finished eight points behind fierc…
There was no room for Huijsen or Carvajal in the lineup of Luis de la Fuente. The team leader was "very relaxed" regarding the Yamal injury.
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