Spain provisional squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup – Lamine Yamal, including Rodri

Davi Carvajal was one of the key names missing when Spain announced its provisional squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

According to Spanish newspapers Marking And AS diaryhead coach Luis de la Fuente has drawn up a list of his potential squad for the final tournament, scheduled between June 11 and July 20.

Spain, which won the European Championship in 2024, will start the tournament as one of the favorites. However, it will be sweating over the fitness of first-team stars such as Rodri – winner of the Ballon d’Or – and Lamine Yamal, who finished behind him on that list.

La Roja Furia have been drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and Cape Verde and will start their campaign against Cape Verde on June 15.

Spain’s reported preliminary squad

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Juan Garcia, Alex Remiro.

Defenders: Pedro Porro, Marcos Llorente, Dani Carvajal, Marc Cucurella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Alejandro Balde, Pep Chavarria, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Robin Le Normand, Dean Huijsen, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Pau Torres, Mario Gila, Cesar Tarrega.

Midfielders: Rodri, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Fabian Ruiz, Gavi, Fermin Lopez, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena, Mikel Merino, Pablo Barrios, Oihan Sancet, Alex Garcia, Javi Guerra, Alberto Moleiro.

Forward: Yeremy Pino, Mikel Jauregizar, Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Ferran Torres, Bryan Zaragoza, Jesus Rodriguez

Published on May 13, 2026