MADRID (AP) 鈥� Injured forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams were included Monday in Spain’s World Cup squad.
Yamal and Williams sustained muscle injuries late in the season but coach Luis de la Fuente said he expects them to be fit for the start of the World Cup.
Spain opens its campaign against Cape Verde in Group H on June 15 in Atlanta. It then faces Saudi Arabia on June 21 in Atlanta and Uruguay on June 26 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
For the first time there won鈥檛 be a Real Madrid player in a Spain World Cup party. Defender Dean Huijsen was among the contenders for a place but he was left out by De la Fuente.
Out as expected was Barcelona , who sustained a fracture on his right foot this month.
Midfielder Mikel Merino, who played only once for Arsenal since injuring his foot in January, is back in the Spain squad. Also included despite a recent injury is Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabi谩n Ruiz.
Spain鈥檚 preparations will begin on Saturday. It plays warmup matches against Iraq on June 4 and Peru on June 9.
It rebounded from a round-of-16 at the 2022 World Cup by in Germany. La Roja also and was in the 2025 edition.
Spain hasn鈥檛 gone further than the last 16 in the World Cup since its lone title triumph in 2010.
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Squad:
Goalkeepers: Unai Sim贸n (Athletic Bilbao), David Raya (Arsenal), Joan Garc铆a (Barcelona)
Defenders: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pau Cubars铆 (Barcelona), Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao), Pedro Porro (Tottenham), Eric Garc铆a (Barcelona), Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielders: Rodri (Manchester City), Mart铆n Zubimendi (Arsenal), Pedri (Barcelona), Dani Olmo (Barcelona), Mikel Merino (Arsenal), Fabi谩n Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain), Gavi (Barcelona)
Forwards: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Y茅remi Pino (Crystal Palace), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), V铆ctor Mu帽oz (Osasuna), Alex Baena (Atletico Madrid), Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao).
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