Spain's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Luis de la Fuente on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, seven defenders, eleven midfielders and five forwards. Spain is drawn into Group H, where it faces Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Unai Simón, with 1,380 minutes across 15 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Marc Cucurella on 1,290 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 14 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses, scoring 42 goals and conceding 5. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group H
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |  Cape Verde |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón | Goalkeeper | Athletic Club | 1,380 |
| 2 | Marc Cucurella | Defender | Chelsea | 1,290 |
| 3 | Pau Cubarsí | Defender | Barcelona | 1,148 |
| 4 | Aymeric Laporte | Defender | Athletic Club | 1,133 |
| 5 | Mikel Oyarzabal | Forward | Real Sociedad | 1,114 |
| 6 | Pedro Porro | Defender | Tottenham | 1,089 |
| 7 | Rodri | Midfielder | Manchester City | 893 |
| 8 | Pedri | Midfielder | Barcelona | 890 |
| 9 | Lamine Yamal | Midfielder | Barcelona | 875 |
| 10 | Álex Baena | Midfielder | Atletico Madrid | 839 |
| 11 | Dani Olmo | Midfielder | Barcelona | 723 |
| 12 | Mikel Merino | Midfielder | Spain | 699 |
| 13 | Ferran Torres | Midfielder | Barcelona | 678 |
| 14 | Fabián Ruiz | Midfielder | Paris Saint Germain | 476 |
| 15 | Marcos Llorente | Midfielder | Atletico Madrid | 433 |
| 16 | Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | Arsenal | 403 |
| 17 | Yeremy Pino | Midfielder | Crystal Palace | 307 |
| 18 | Nicholas Williams | Forward | Athletic Club | 236 |
| 19 | Álex Grimaldo | Defender | Bayer Leverkusen | 225 |
| 20 | Borja Iglesias | Forward | Celta Vigo | 163 |
| 21 | Pablo Páez | Forward | Barcelona | 141 |
| 22 | Joan García | Goalkeeper | Barcelona | 101 |
| 23 | Víctor Muñoz | Forward | Osasuna | 72 |
| 24 | Eric García | Defender | Barcelona | 66 |
| 25 | David Raya | Goalkeeper | Arsenal | 62 |
| 26 | Marc Pubill | Defender | Atletico Madrid | 32 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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