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CORRECTED-Soccer-Spain Leave Out Real Madrid Players as Barcelona Dominate World Cup Squad
De la Fuente kept eight Barcelona players and left out all Real Madrid players as Spain trimmed its World Cup pool from 55 to 26.
- Head coach Luis de la Fuente unveiled Spain's 26-player World Cup squad today at Madrid's Espacio Movistar, notably excluding all Real Madrid players while selecting eight from Barcelona.
- De la Fuente had signaled for weeks that around 20 players were locked in, leaving six difficult final decisions before today's announcement brought full clarity on the cuts.
- Unai Simón and David Raya secured goalkeeper spots, while center backs Pau Cubarsá and Aymeric Laporte anchored defense alongside fullbacks Marcos Llorente, Pedro Porro, Marc Cucurella, and Alejandro Grimaldo.
- Mikel Oyarzabal leads the forward line with Ferran Torres as primary deputy, while Spain faces Iraq on June 4 in A Coruña before traveling to Chattanooga on the 5th.
- Despite minor fitness concerns, de la Fuente expressed confidence in Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, and Merino as Spain pursues a second World Cup title in group play against Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay.
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Players from FC Barcelona and/or of Catalan origin make up no less than a third of the Spanish squad at the World Cup. Some of them are open proponents of the region's independence. And that causes friction among some in the rest of Spain.
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