Vicente del Bosque has confirmed Spain's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Two big names who successfully made the cut were Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes and young forward Pedro Rodriguez. Also included in the final-23 was Athletic Bilbao's 21-year-old central midfielder, Javi Martinez.
However, del Bosque had to make a number of surprising exclusions. There was no place for Euro 2008 hero Marcos Senna and Villarreal team-mate Santi Cazorla, while one of the coach's reliable favourite, Dani Guiza was also omitted.
| Goalkeepers | |
| Iker Casillas | Real Madrid |
| Pepe Reina | Liverpool (ENG) |
| Victor Valdes | Barcelona |
| Defenders | |
| Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid |
| Alvaro Arbeloa | Real Madrid |
| Carles Puyol | Barcelona |
| Gerard Pique | Barcelona |
| Raul Albiol | Real Madrid |
| Carlos Marchena | Valencia |
| Joan Capdevila | Villarreal |
| Midfielders | |
| Jesus Navas | Sevilla |
| Xabi Alonso | Real Madrid |
| Xavi | Barcelona |
| Javi Martinez | Athletic Bilbao |
| Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal (ENG) |
| Sergio Busquets | Barcelona |
| Andres Iniesta | Barcelona |
| Forwards | |
| David Silva | Valencia |
| David Villa | Barcelona |
| Fernando Torres | Liverpool (ENG) |
| Pedro Rodriguez | Barcelona |
| Fernando Llorente | Athletic Bilbao |
| Juan Mata | Valencia |
The seven players who were cut from the provisional 30 were goalkeepers Diego Lopez (Villarreal), David De Gea (Atletico Madrid), defender Cesar Azpilicueta (Osasuna); midfielders Marcos Senna (Villarreal) and Santi Cazorla (Villarreal); and forwards Dani Guiza (Fenerbahce) and Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla).