Injury doubt Lamine Yamal included in Spain's World Cup squad as Real stars miss out

[p]For the first time at a World Cup, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] squad will not feature a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] player with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/huijsen-dean/2V3qUZAd/"]Dean Huijsen[/a] dropped and veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carvajal-daniel/rZh5FTHE/"]Dani Carvajal[/a] also excluded after struggling through an injury-hit campaign.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/merino-mikel/QFt86bm1/"]Merino[/a], a favourite of coach De la Fuente, appeared as a substitute for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Gunners[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] on Sunday in their final Premier League match, for his first appearance since January after a foot fracture.[/p][embed guid="bd4a7a5e-6e79-47bf-9430-d8c950eb98de" url="https://x.com/SEFutbol/status/2058860126920913280?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]De La Fuente also called up defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garcia-eric/2D2wHSbm/"]Eric Garcia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pubill-pages-marc/8EZ7QILP/"]Marc Pubill[/a] after impressive seasons with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] respectively, deciding to leave out Huijsen and Atletico's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/le-normand-robin/8GVQFgH4/"]Robin Le Normand[/a].[/p][p]Along with teenager Barca star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ath-bilbao/IP5zl0cJ/"]Athletic Club[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-nico/Cp7lcVjJ/"]Nico Williams[/a] played a key role as Spain won Euro 2024 and he is in the squad despite a season badly disrupted by fitness issues.[/p][p]Yamal, 18, is a doubt for the first matches of the tournament after suffering a hamstring injury with Barca which has kept him out since late April.[/p][h2]The full squad[/h2][p]Goalkeepers: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simon-unai/Ao9Vw3hi/"]Unai Simon[/a] (Athletic Club), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raya-david/nkVV0IXb/"]David Raya[/a] (Arsenal/ENG), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garcia-joan/vuAlEqes/"]Joan Garcia[/a] (Barcelona)[/p][p]Defenders: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/llorente-marcos/z3D5zvbD/"]Marcos Llorente[/a], Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porro-pedro/nTebDzHC/"]Pedro Porro[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a]/ENG), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/laporte-aymeric/SYnaB65s/"]Aymeric Laporte[/a] (Athletic Club), Eric Garcia, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cubarsi-pau/UgTrNwCF/"]Pau Cubarsi[/a] (Barcelona), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cucurella-marc/QTynbZd3/"]Marc Cucurella[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grimaldo-alex/6cAIrW5Q/"]Alejandro Grimaldo[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Bayer Leverkusen[/a])[/p][p]Midfielders: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zubimendi-martin/fNI6Gsdr/"]Martin Zubimendi[/a], Mikel Merino (Arsenal), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pedri/baBG8QuI/"]Pedri[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gavi/xrV9v8CU/"]Gavi[/a] (Barcelona), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruiz-fabian/l6HSH2Uo/"]Fabian Ruiz[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baena-alex/bmeQTB92/"]Alex Baena[/a] (Atletico Madrid)[/p][p]Forwards: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-yeremi/8fnHDvMe/"]Yeremy Pino[/a] (Crystal Palace), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/munoz-victor/EBMXXrd3/"]Victor Munoz[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/osasuna/ETdxjU8a/"]Osasuna[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Real Sociedad[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torres-ferran/AVAVLaLt/"]Ferran Torres[/a], Lamine Yamal, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olmo-dani/2oVBOlPg/"]Dani Olmo[/a] (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Club), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iglesias-borja/0vQciH42/"]Borja Iglesias[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celta-vigo/8pvUZFhf/"]Celta Vigo[/a])[/p]