Zero Real Madrid players in Spain World Cup squad as injured Lamine Yamal makes cut

Luis de la Fuente names 26-man squad for tournament Real Madrid players miss Spain squad for first time Spain will go to the World Cup without a single Real Madrid player for the first time in their history as Luis de la Fuente named his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament. While Real stars such as Dean Huijsen, Dani Carvajal and Gonzalo García miss out, De la Fuente included Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, who tore his left hamstring on 22 April and missed the rest of his club’s La Liga campaign. Continue reading...

Guardian sport and agencies · Mon, May 25, 2026, 9:09 AM
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Zero Real Madrid players in Spain World Cup squad as injured Lamine Yamal makes cut

Luis de la Fuente names 26-man squad for tournament
Real Madrid players miss Spain squad for first time

Spain will go to the World Cup without a single Real Madrid player for the first time in their history as Luis de la Fuente named his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament.

While Real stars such as Dean Huijsen, Dani Carvajal and Gonzalo García miss out, De la Fuente included Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, who tore his left hamstring on 22 April and missed the rest of his club’s La Liga campaign.

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