World Cup qualifiers

José Antonio Camacho named his first squad of the season for the two World Cup qualifying matches against Austria (Valencia, 1st September) and Liechtenstein (Vaduz, 5th September) next week. With Iván Helguera and Baraja both unavailable and Guardiola still looking for a club, Camacho called up two uncapped players, Valencia's Albelda and Zaragoza's José Ignacio, to make up the midfield. Juanfran, Munitis and Javi Moreno also drop out, and back come Aranzábal, Etxeberria, Víctor and Morientes, plus under 21 internationals Xavi and Vicente. The full list is as follows (24.08.01)

Keepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Cañizares (Valencia)

Defenders: Téllez (Alavés), Puyol and Sergi (Barcelona), Manuel Pablo (Deportivo), Nadal (Mallorca), Hierro (Real Madrid), Aranzábal (Real Sociedad)

Midfielders: Etxeberria (Athletic Bilbao), Luis Enrique and Xavi (Barcelona), Valerón and Víctor (Deportivo), Mendieta (Lazio), Albelda and Vicente (Valencia), José Ignacio (Zaragoza)

Forwards: Diego Tristán (Deportivo), Morientes and Raúl (Real Madrid)