Spanish international squads

Luis Aragonés named an unchanged squad for the upcoming games against Scotland (friendly, 3rd September) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (World Cup qualifier, 8th September), picking the same 22 players who were called up for his first match in charge against Venezuela earlier this month. (26.08.04)

The full squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Cañizares (Valencia);
Defenders: Del Horno (Athletic Bilbao), Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Betis), Romero (Deportivo), Iván Helguera and Michel Salgado (Real Madrid), López Rekarte (Real Sociedad), Marchena (Valencia);
Midfielders: Joaquín (Betis), Valerón and Víctor (Deportivo), Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad), Albelda, Baraja and Vicente (Valencia);
Forwards: Reyes (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Atlético Madrid), Tamudo (Espanyol), Morientes and Raúl (Real Madrid).

Iñaki Sáez meanwhile named his squad for the under 21 side's fixtures against the same two opponents, which will take place the day before the full international matches. The recently restored youth team manager added three more names to the 19 who were chosen for the recent friendly against France, with Angulo (Athletic Bilbao), Zubiarre (Real Sociedad) and Cazorla (Villarreal) all in line for their first appearances at this level. (25.08.04)

Under 21 squad:

Goalkeepers: Riesgo (Eibar), Moyà (Mallorca);
Defenders: Murillo and Solabarrieta (Athletic Bilbao), Peña (Barcelona), Melli (Betis), Jarque (Espanyol), Iván Ramis (Mallorca), Zubiaurre (Real Sociedad), Sergio Ramos (Sevilla);
Midfielders: Cesc Fábregas (Arsenal), Igor Angulo (Athletic Bilbao), Gabi (Atlético Madrid), Iniesta (Barcelona), Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad), Jesús Navas and Puerta (Sevilla), Vitolo (Tenerife), Cazorla (Villarreal);
Forwards: Arizmendi (Atlético Madrid), Sergio García (Barcelona), Jonathan (Racing Santander).

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