International fixtures

Spanish international squad

No big surprises in Iñaki Sáez's squad for next Wednesday's friendly match in Mallorca against Germany. The manager has picked five players from Real Madrid and four from Valencia, and has recalled Deportivo's César and Real Sociedad's Aranzábal. There is no place though for Xabi Alonso or for Fernando Torres, both of whom are included in the under 21 team who play Germany's youngsters the day before. Both squads are set out below. (07.02.03)

Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Cañizares (Valencia)
Defenders: Puyol (Barcelona), César (Deportivo), Raúl Bravo (Leeds United), Iván Helguera and Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), Aranzábal (Real Sociedad)
Midfielders: Etxeberría (Athletic Bilbao), Xavi (Barcelona), Joaquín (Betis), Albelda, Baraja and Vicente (Valencia)
Forwards: José Marí (Atlético Madrid), Diego Tristán (Deportivo La Coruña), Guti and Raúl (Real Madrid)

Under 21 squad:
Goalkeepers: Víctor Valdés (Barcelona), Reina (Villarreal)
Defenders: Pablo (Albacete), Asier Del Horno (Athletic Bilbao), Angel (Celta), Miñambres and Rubén (Real Madrid), Mario (Valladolid)
Midfielders: Jorge (Atlético Madrid), Arzu (Betis), Riera (Mallorca), Arteta (Rangers), Julio Alvarez (Rayo Vallecano), Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad), Corona (Zaragoza)
Forwards: Fernando Torres (Atlético Madrid), Portillo (Real Madrid), Reyes (Sevilla)

Under 20 internationals

Spain won the 29th Atlantic Cup, a four way international tournament which was played in the island of Gran Canaria at the beginning of February. After defeating a Canary Island selection 3-0 in the first game, they went on to beat Slovakia 3-2 in the final. The competition was a warm up for the under 20 World Cup which is due to be played at the end of March in the United Arab Emirates. Spain have been drawn together with Argentina, Uzbekistan and Mali in group B. (06.02.03)

Under 18 internationals

Spain's under 18 side finished as winners of the Meridian cup, which was played in Egypt between teams from Europe and Africa. Juan Santiesteban's side won all four of their games, beating Mali 6-1, Burkina Faso 2-0, Nigeria 5-0 and Egypt 3-0. Espanyol's Jonathan Soriano was the tournament's top scorer with six goals. (01.02.03)