SPAIN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
News and updates about the Spanish national football team, including fixtures, squad selection, coaching decisions and tournament preparations
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Lamine Yamal looks for his partner on the right wing
EL PAÍSLamine Yamal busca su pareja en la banda derecha
Jun 30, 2026, 03:30 AM
An El País piece looks at Spain coach Luis de la Fuente searching for a right-back partner for young star Lamine Yamal. De la Fuente has alternated Pedro Porro and Llorente alongside the number 19.
The Guadalajara hunt: Uruguay breaks Spain's wings
EL PAÍSLa cacería de Guadalajara: Uruguay rompe las alas de España
Jun 29, 2026, 03:30 AM
In a bad-tempered World Cup match, Uruguay beat Spain in a clash the referee struggled to control, leaving Spanish forwards Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino injured. El País describes the game as a brutal encounter that broke Spain's wings.
Why the Spanish team's white shirt has triumphed (and why wearing the flag's colours is so hard for us)
EL PAÍSPor qué ha triunfado la camiseta blanca de la Selección (y por qué es difícil ponernos la de los colores de la bandera española)
Jun 27, 2026, 03:30 AM
EL PAÍS examines why the Spanish national team's white away shirt has triumphed and become one of the most coveted items of the World Cup. It reflects on Spain's longstanding difficulty in turning the national flag into clothing.
Controversy on social media over Spanish Football Federation video featuring contested yellow-filter glasses: 'It's quackery'
EL PAÍSPolémica en redes por un vídeo de la Federación Española de Fútbol con las controvertidas gafas de filtro amarillo: “Es una magufada”
Jun 27, 2026, 03:30 AM
The Spanish Football Federation sparked controversy on social media by sharing a video featuring yellow-filter glasses linked to footballer Marcos Llorente, known for embracing unproven health practices. Critics dismissed the promotion as pseudoscience.
LALIGA plays the World Cup
EL PAÍSLALIGA juega el Mundial
Jun 9, 2026, 07:55 AM
An El País piece argues that Spanish professional football has been the most influential league in shaping the champions of every World Cup held in the 21st century. It contends that no other national league has been as decisive in producing the players who win the tournament.
Spain enjoy their Mexico stopover with a 3-1 win over Peru
EL PAÍSEspaña goza en su escala en México
Jun 9, 2026, 03:55 AM
Luis de la Fuente's Spain side wrapped up its run of pre-World Cup friendlies with a 3-1 win over Peru during a stopover in Mexico.