Luis Aragonés called
up 33 players for an informal get together in mid-December, which should form
the basis for the final squad of 23. The group contains several uncapped
players, including youngsters Cesc Fábregas, Iniesta and Oleguer, as
well as Brazilian born Marcos Senna. The injured Raúl and Xavi were also
included, although it is still not clear whether either will be fit in time for
the competition. Several names were conspicuous by their absence, the most
notable of which were Luque, Orbaiz, Tamudo, Mista and Rivera. There are still
seven months to go though, and any or all could still feature in
Aragonés's plans. The full list was as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Valdés (Barcelona), Casillas (Real Madrid), Reina (Liverpool);
Defenders: Antonio López and Pablo (Atlético Madrid),
Oleguer and Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Betis), Del Horno (Chelsea), Capdevila
(Deportivo), Iván Helguera, Michel Salgado and Sergio Ramos (Real
Madrid), Marchena (Valencia); Midfielders: Cesc (Arsenal), Iniesta
and Xavi (Barcelona), Joaquín (Betis), Valerón (Deportivo), De la
Peña (Espanyol), Luis García and Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Guti
(Real Madrid), Albelda, Baraja and Vicente (Valencia), Marcos Senna
(Villarreal); Forwards: Reyes (Arsenal), Fernando Torres
(Atlético Madrid), Munitis (Deportivo), Morientes (Liverpool),
Raúl (Real Madrid), David Villa (Valencia). |