Gerard Moreno (and Javi Martinez) never got a proper look. I mean it's an overall very good team and we are talking about fringe players here but I would have liked to have seen some other players get at least some time in the friendlies leading up to this.
Seven players have been invited to help the team prepare during the first week of training at La Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. DEFENDERS Yeray Álvarez .......................... Athletic Bilbao Unai Núñez ............................. Athleitc Bilbao Jesús Vallejo ........................... Real Madrid MIDFIELDERS Rodrigo "Rodri" Hernández ..... Villarreal Mikel Oyarzabal ....................... Real Sociedad Carlos Soler ............................. Valencia FORWARDS Iñaki Williams ........................... Athletic Bilbao 🆕 @Carlos10Soler, un refuerzo de lujo para la Roja 🇪🇸📹 🗞 ➡ https://t.co/hcvnMPU3tE pic.twitter.com/c7Lcv0G9rc— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) May 22, 2018 ITINERARY: Monday 28 May: First day of training at La Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. Continues until Saturday 2 June. Sunday 3 June: Travel to Vila-real for the friendly against Switzerland (21:00 CET / 3:00 pm ET U.S.). Monday 4 June: The six Real Madrid players in the squad (Ramos, Carvajal, Nacho, Isco, Asensio, Vázquez) will join the team in Las Rozas following one weeks rest after their participation in the UEFA Champions League final on May 26. Thursday 7 June: Fly to Krasnodar, the team's base camp in Russia during the World Cup. Saturday 9 June: Friendly v Tunisia in Krasnodar (20:45 CET / 2:45 ET U.S.) Thursday 14 June: Travel to Sochi. Friday 15 June: First World Cup match v Portugal in Sochi (20:00 CET / 2:00 pm ET U.S.)
Feliz de presentaros al pequeño Lucas. La madre y el niño están genial. Estamos muy contentos. Te quiero Maqui ❤️👶🏻 pic.twitter.com/FQGG6yPvNA— Lucas Vázquez (@Lucasvazquez91) May 30, 2018
MARCA interview with Lopetegui. Spanish: http://www.marca.com/futbol/mundial/2018/05/28/5b0c3ffee5fdea36688b4690.html English: http://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2018/05/29/5b0db0c7e5fdea1c6f8b4598.html
Don't like it that much, I'm gonna keep it at this one Those first few seconds with the commentary of Iniesta's goal gets me every time. Never going to take that away from me.
🚨 OFFICIAL | Oyarzabal, Iñaki Williams and Unai Núñez leave @SeFutbol training camp https://t.co/aLlnadgmox— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 1, 2018 🚨 OFICIAL | @Carlos10Soler regresa a casa. @nachofi1990, @marcoasensio10 y @Lucasvazquez91 viajan a Villarrealhttps://t.co/iuCThPhv19 pic.twitter.com/kcvIq5AsF6— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 2, 2018 📺 ¡SE DESATA LA LOCURA EN CASTELLÓN! 😱 ¡Vaya recibimiento! ¡Gracias, afición! 💪🏻🇪🇸#VamosEspaña pic.twitter.com/YM6FgAIB8z— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 2, 2018 Shirt numbers for Sunday's friendly against Switzerland: 1 David de Gea 3 Gerard Piqué 4 Ignacio Fernández 'Nacho' 5 Sergio Busquets 6 Andrés Iniesta 7 Saúl Ñíguez 8 Jorge Resurrección 'Koke' 9 Rodrigo Moreno 10 Thiago Alcántara 11 Lucas Vázquez 12 Álvaro Odriozola 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga 14 César Azpilicueta 16 Ignacio Monreal 17 Iago Aspas 18 Jordi Alba 19 Diego Costa 20 Marco Asensio 21 David Jiménez Silva 23 José Manuel Reina 24 Jesús Vallejo 25 Rodrigo Hernández 26 Yeray Álvarez Based on that list I'm assuming in Russia Carvajal will wear 2, Sergio Ramos 15 and Isco 22 (?)
Looking at that list made me realize this is the last tournament for the last of the "golden generation". For sure Iniesta and Pique won't be back and probably Silva. Not sure about Ramos, I could see him back for the Euros but I'd think this is the last WC for him for sure.
Not to mention the inspirational leader, Pepe Reina. Ready!! Listos!! Vamos q nos vamos..💪🏻👌🏻 con la ilusión de un niño afronto este 4o Mundial en el q tantas esperanzas e ilusiones tenemos depositadas!#VamosEspana #Mundial2018 pic.twitter.com/V70vyDPhl0— Pepe Reina (@PReina25) June 5, 2018
Damas y caballeros: Aquí tenéis a la Selección que me va a hacer, corrijo, nos va a hacer a los españoles CAMPEONA DEL MUNDO POR SEGUNDA VEZ EN LA HISTORIA!! ⭐️....⭐️💨 pic.twitter.com/ZRSvUqo75f— Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) June 5, 2018
OFFICIAL | Rodri and Jesús Vallejo to travel with @SeFutbol squad to Russiahttps://t.co/EZBeY8JzSX pic.twitter.com/JWWjm5Lgdp— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 6, 2018
H.R.M. King Philip VI arrived at Las Rozas Thursday morning to greet the team and wish them good luck. The team then went to Barajas and are currently in flight to their base camp in Krasnodar.
👋🏻 ¡Hola, Krasnodar! ¡Ya estamos aquí! Venimos representando a todo un país que espera con ilusión lo mejor de nosotros en #Rusia2018. ¡¡Y VAMOS A DARLO TODO!!#VamosEspaña 💪🏻🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/tdY4FHHhq0— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 7, 2018
📷 ¡SESIÓN DE FOTOS! Seguro que os lo pasáis también como nosotros con este vídeo... 🤪#HagamosQueOcurra #Rusia2018 pic.twitter.com/Iv6gmSsbe1— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 8, 2018
The 'serious' player images from the photo session will be seen by everyone watching the television feeds. Here are a few images from the photo shoot (one of each player) that you most likely will NOT see as part of the television feed lineup presentations.