Spain coach Vicente
del Bosque has named his provisional 30-man squad for this summer's
World Cup in South Africa.
Among the notable inclusions are Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes
and young Atletico shot-stopper David De Gea. With Real Madrid’s
Iker Casillas as Del Bosque’s number one and Liverpool's Pepe Reina
thought to be second choice, Valdes and De Gea will be competing
with Villarreal’s Diego Lopez for a seat on the plane to
Africa.
Elsewhere, there are call-ups for Barcelona starlet Pedro,
Osasuna’s Cesar Azpilicueta and Athletic Bilbao’s highly rated
midfielder Javi Martinez, all of whom are uncapped at the senior
level.
Up-front, Dani Guiza and Alvaro Negredo have earned call-ups but
look unlikely to make the final squad while Bilbao striker Fernando
Llorente will most likely compete with Pedro for the final slot
upfront.
Spain’s final list of 23 will be made known on May 19. La Roja are
drawn in Group H alongside Chile, Honduras and
Switzerland.
Goalkeepers
Iker Casillas Real Madrid David De Gea
Atletico Madrid Diego Lopez Villarreal
Pepe Reina Liverpool Víctor Valdes Barcelona
Defenders Raul Albiol Real Madrid
Alvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid Cesar Azpilicueta Osasuna Joan Capdevila
Villarreal Carlos Marchena Valencia Gerard Pique Barcelona Carles
Puyol Barcelona Sergio Ramos Real Madrid
Midfielders Xabi Alonso Real
Madrid Sergio Busquets Barcelona Cesc Fabregas Arsenal (ENG) Andres
Iniesta Barcelona Javi Martinez Athletic Bilbao Marcos Senna
Villarreal David Silva Valencia Xavi Barcelona Santi Cazorla
Villarreal Jesus Navas Sevilla Juan Mata Valencia
Forwards Pedro Barcelona
Daniel Guiza Fenerbahce (TUR)
Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao Alvaro Negredo Sevilla Fernando
Torres Liverpool (ENG) David Villa Valencia