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Who is in Spain's squad to face England in the Nations League?

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has named his first squad since winning the World Cup over the summer.

La Roja are preparing to travel to Wembley where they will face-off against England in their opening UEFA Nations League match.

They will then fly back to Spain for a double-header against Croatia and Czechia, all before jumping back on the plane to head to Split where Croatia wait for the second meeting in just over a week.

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Spain's squad has been fairly settled since their 2024 European Championship win and many of the familiar names appear again; Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Pau Cubarsi among the players included in the 26-man list.

From the Premier League, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya will again try to displace Unai Simon between the sticks, while fellow Gunners Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi will feature in midfield. Victor Munoz -- included in the World Cup squad but unused from the bench -- is back after impressing for his new side Liverpool.

Spain went to North America with no Real Madrid representation, but the inclusion of Dean Huijsen means that Los Blancos fans have some club interest to look forward to with the national side over the next few weeks. The former Bournemouth man had made a decent start to the campiagn but was sent off in Madrid's recent derby loss to Atletico Madrid.

Of the notable absentees, versatile Atleti man Marcos Llorente's retirement from international football sees him remain with his club over the break, whilst Joan Garcia and Gavi both miss out through injury.

Espanyol forward Roberto Martinez has earned his maiden call-up and could make his senior international debut after impressing for both his club and Spain's U21 side.

In four editions of the Nations League so far, Spain have missed out on qualification for the finals on just one occasion; winning the tournament in 2022/23. They also finished runners-up in 2020/21, then again in 2024/25, but are 3/1 to go one better this time around.

Spain squad to face England, Croatia and Czechia

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Josep Martinez

Defenders: Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Marc Pubill, Dean Huijsen, Pedro Porro, Eric Garcia, Marc Cucurella, Alex Grimaldo

Midfielders: Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Pedri, Mikel Meribo, Martin Zubimendi, Alex Baena, Fermin Lopez

Forwards: Mikel Oyarzabal, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Roberto Fernandez, Lamine Yamal, Victor Munoz, Nico Williams, Yeremy Pino

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