Spain boss Luis Enrique has confirmed his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with some eye-catching omissions.
La Roja face a warm up friendly against Jordan on November 17 before starting their Group E campaign against Costa Rica on November 23.
Enrique has kept up his pattern of eye-catching squad announcements with a dramatic live reading at RFEF headquarters earlier today.
The inclusion of Barcelona hotshot Ansu Fati was the big talking point in terms of players picked by Enrique but there was more attention on the players left out.
Liverpool playmaker Thiago Alcantara was a notable absentee with former captain Sergio Ramos also failing to make the bridge from the 55-man provisional panel.
Ramos has impressed for Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks, and La Roja’s all time leading appearance maker (180) was tipped for a shock recall.
The decision to overlook Ramos as criticised by former Los Blancos defender Achraf Hakimi, with the pair now reunited as teammates in Paris.
“Sergio Ramos is the best defender in the world”, he posted on social media regarding the 36-year-old missing out on the chance of a final World Cup appearance.
jmayd
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Barcelona peoples always hate real Madrid people when real Madrid always focus on winning winning
Cuhabkpsuz
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Ramos does not need to prove to anyone that he is the best defender he has won it all including the world cup Enrique is a hater
Tjivi
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These coaches are stupid you cannot leave out Ramos and Thiago munh those are experience players take youngsters go lose
Riudmrsy
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Ramos has a better carrier for Spain than Luis Enrique, Ramos generation won two European cup and a world cup for Spain
zipdemnotu
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spain is barcelona ramos is realmadrid