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Spain World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Spain carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group H with their opening fixture against Cape Verde on 15 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.

Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

Baseline facts

FIFA rank
No. 2
Group
Group H
Fixtures
15 Jun 2026 v Cape Verde, 21 Jun 2026 v Saudi Arabia, 27 Jun 2026 v Uruguay
Squad
Full squad list →

Spain squad: face by face

David Raya, press photo David Raya GK
Joan García, press photo Joan García GK
Unai Simón, press photo Unai Simón GK
Marc Pubill, press photo Marc Pubill DEF
Alejandro Grimaldo, press photo Alejandro Grimaldo DEF
Eric García, press photo Eric García DEF
Pedro Porro, press photo Pedro Porro DEF
Aymeric Laporte, press photo Aymeric Laporte DEF
Pau Cubarsí, press photo Pau Cubarsí DEF
Marc Cucurella, press photo Marc Cucurella DEF
Marcos Llorente, press photo Marcos Llorente MID
Mikel Merino, press photo Mikel Merino MID
Fabián Ruiz, press photo Fabián Ruiz MID
Gavi, press photo Gavi MID
Dani Olmo, press photo Dani Olmo MID
Yéremy Pino, press photo Yéremy Pino MID
Álex Baena, press photo Álex Baena MID
Rodri MID
Martín Zubimendi, press photo Martín Zubimendi MID
Pedri, press photo Pedri MID
Ferran Torres, press photo Ferran Torres FWD
Nico Williams, press photo Nico Williams FWD
Lamine Yamal, press photo Lamine Yamal FWD
Mikel Oyarzabal, press photo Mikel Oyarzabal FWD
Víctor Muñoz, press photo Víctor Muñoz FWD
Borja Iglesias, press photo Borja Iglesias FWD

25 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

Squad profile

Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.

Can Spain qualify from Group H?

The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Spain a meaningful safety net. Group H standings and Spain's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.

Spain qualification scenarios in Group H →

Latest Spain news

Full squad list

Spain provisional 26-man squad, teamsheet order (source: ESPN)
# Player Position Age
1 David Raya Goalkeeper 30
13 Joan García Goalkeeper 25
23 Unai Simón Goalkeeper 28
2 Marc Pubill Defender 22
3 Alejandro Grimaldo Defender 30
4 Eric García Defender 25
12 Pedro Porro Defender 26
14 Aymeric Laporte Defender 32
22 Pau Cubarsí Defender 19
24 Marc Cucurella Defender 27
5 Marcos Llorente Midfielder 31
6 Mikel Merino Midfielder 29
8 Fabián Ruiz Midfielder 30
9 Gavi Midfielder 21
10 Dani Olmo Midfielder 28
11 Yéremy Pino Midfielder 23
15 Álex Baena Midfielder 24
16 Rodri Midfielder 29
18 Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 27
20 Pedri Midfielder 23
7 Ferran Torres Forward 26
17 Nico Williams Forward 23
19 Lamine Yamal Forward 18
21 Mikel Oyarzabal Forward 29
25 Víctor Muñoz Forward 22
26 Borja Iglesias Forward 33

Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Group H fixtures

Opponent Date Match page
Cape Verde 15 Jun 2026 Spain vs Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia 21 Jun 2026 Spain vs Saudi Arabia
Uruguay 27 Jun 2026 Spain vs Uruguay

FIFA World Ranking

Spain are ranked 2 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 2nd highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.

Spain's Group H rivals