Spain World Cup 2026 squad confirmed: Lamine Yamal stars, no Real Madrid players - ESPN

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named a 26-man World Cup squad which features Lamine Yamal but is without any Real Madrid players on Monday, with defender Dean Huijsen joining Dani Carvajal in missing out.

Spain — who crashed out in the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup but then won Euro 2024 in style — are among the favorites to win this summer's tournament, kicking off against Cape Verde on June 15 before playing Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group H.

De la Fuente said he wasn't concerned by fitness doubts over Yamal, Nico Williams and Mikel Merino, saying he had «no doubt» the trio would be ready for Spain's debut game in Atlanta.

In an event in Madrid, de la Fuente named Athletic Club's Unai Simón, Arsenal's David Raya and Barcelona's Joan García as his three goalkeepers, with Real Sociedad's Álex Remiro absent.

In defense, de la Fuente included Marc Cucurella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pau Cubarsí, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Pubill, Eric García, Marcos Llorente and Pedro Porro.

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In midfield, he named Pedri, Fabián Ruiz, Martín Zubimendi, Gavi, Rodri, Álex Baena and Merino.

Mikel Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo, Williams, Yéremy Pino, Ferran Torres, Borja Iglesias, Víctor Muñoz and Yamal make up the forward line.

As well as Huijsen and Carvajal — who hadn't made Spain's 55-player long list — Atlético Madrid's Robin Le Normand was also omitted.

Barcelona's Fermín López is absent after suffering a broken foot.

«It's difficult,» de la Fuente said when asked about leaving players out. «We think about every possible scenario that can happen in games with our opponents,