Official: No Real Madrid player selected in Spain squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup | OneFootball

The Spain national team 26-man final squad list for the upcoming FIFA World Cup was announced today by manager Luis de la Fuente.

And, in what comes as a major shock, not a single Real Madrid player has been included in the squad by the La Roja head coach.

Dani Carvajal, who said goodbye to the club on Saturday night, had been one of De la Fuente’s most-trusted lieutenants in the national team camp in recent years.

However, the veteran right-back’s injury woes and lack of minutes in the season meant he was not even included in the 56-man preliminary squad list.

The likes of Dean Huijsen, Fran Garcia, Alvaro Carreras, Raul Asencio, and Gonzalo Garcia had been named in the list of probables, but none of them have made the final cut for the summer tournament.

The biggest surprise, perhaps, comes in the form of Huijsen’s exclusion because he is a player that De la Fuente had counted on as a starter in the not very distant past.

But the youngster has had an inconsistent campaign, leading to him being overlooked for someone like Eric Garcia of Barcelona.

Dani Ceballos, meanwhile, was never in consideration for a call-up.