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UPCOMING MATCHES: 
SPAIN-FINLAND (WCQ) - March 22

Call-ups for World Cup qualifier vs. Finland: Valdes, Reina, De Gea, Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Azpilicueta, Pique, Monreal, Alba, Alonso, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Busquets, Cazorla, Javier Garcia, Isco,  Navas, Negredo, Mata, Silva, Pedro and Villa

Call-ups for Uruguay friendly: Victor Valdes, Pepe Reina, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Cesar Azpilicueta, Jordi Alba, Alvaro Arbeloa, Nacho Monreal, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Busquets, Santi Cazorla, Xavi (out due to injury), Isco, Mario Suarez (replacing injured Xabi Alonso), David Villa, David Silva, Alvaro Negredo, Pedro and Juan Mata

In 2012: Spain played 16 games, won 14 (one win in a penalty shoot-out), drew 3 and lost none. They scored 42 goals and conceded 5.


Euro 2012 squad announced: http://barcalista.blogspot.com/p/euro-2012.html

Call-ups for July 7th friendly vs Saudi Arabia and 2014 World Cup Qualifying vs. Georgia:

Casillas, Reina, Valdes, Jordi Alba, Albiol, Arbeloa, Monreal, Piqué, Beñat, Sergio Ramos, Juanfran, Sergio Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Cazorla, Cesc Fàbregas, Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro, David Silva, Jesus Navas, Soldado, Fernando Torres and David Villa. 

Call-ups for Venezuela friendly:

Goalkeepers: Victor Valdés (FC Barcelona), José Manuel Reina (Liverpool FC ), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)

Defense: Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid CF), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF), Andoni Iraola (Athletic Club), Javier Martínez (Athletic Club), Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona), Jordi Alba (Valencia CF SAD)

Midfielders: Xavier Hernández (FC Barcelona), Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (FC Barcelona), Xabier Alonso (Real Madrid CF), Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona), Santiago Cazorla (Málaga CF SAD), Thiago Alcantara (FC Barcelona)

Forwards: David Jiménez Silva (Manchester City FC), Jesús Navas (Sevilla CF SAD), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Club), Iker Muniain (Athletic Club), Juan Manuel Mata (Chelsea FC), Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla FC SAD), Roberto Soldado (Valencia CF SAD)

Euro 2012 Qualifying: 

Spain v Liechtenstein 6-0, group stage (I) -- Villa 2 goals, Negredo 2, Xavi 1, Ramos 1 (9/6/2011)

October 11, 2011 v Scotland (Bernabeu - ECQ) W 3-1

October 7, 2011 v Czech Rep (ECQ) W 2-0

Past friendlies:

November 1 - England

Sept 2, 2011 v Chile W 3-2

June 4, 2011 v USA W 4-0 (in Boston, MA)

June 7, 2011 v Venezuela W 3-0

August 10, 2011 v Italy L 1-2

Click Here for Photos from USA v Spain Game on June 4, 2011 (Boston)

Call-ups for England friendly at Wembley:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, Pepe Reina, Victor Valdes

Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Alvaro Arbeloa, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Raul Albiol Nacho Monreal

Midfielders: Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets, Santi Cazorla, Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta(Barcelona) 

Forwards: David Villa (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Jesus Navas (Sevilla)

Call-ups for Chile friendly / Liechtenstein Qualifier [Sept 2 / Sept 2, 2011]: 

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool FC), Víctor Valdés (FC Barcelona)

Defenders: Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Raúl Albiol (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Alberto Botia (Sporting de Gijón), Álvaro Domínguez (Atlético de Madrid), Martín Montoya (Barça B).Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona), Santiago Cazorla (Mágala CF), Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Thiago Alcántara (FC Barcelona), Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona), Javi Martínez (Athletic de Bilbao), Cesc Fábregas (FC Barcelona).Forwards: David Villa (FC Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Fernando Llorente (Athletic de Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Chelsea CF), Pedro Rodríguez (FC Barcelona), Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla FC), Juan Mata (Chelsea CF).

Spain Squad for Italy friendly [Wednesday, August 10, 2011]: Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdes (Barcelona), Reina (Liverpool)Defenders: Iraola (Athletic Bilbao), Ramos (Real Madrid), Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Albiol (Real Madrid), Pique (Barcelona) Midfielders: Busquets (Barcelona), Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Thiago Alcantara (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Cazorla (Malaga), David Silva (Manchester City) Attackers: Villa (Barcelona), Pedro (Barcelona), Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Torres (Chelsea), Negredo (Sevilla), Mata (Valencia)

Spain Roster for June 4 match v USA in Boston, MA:GOALKEEPERS (3): Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), José Manuel Reina (Liverpool), Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)

DEFENDERS (7): Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Raúl Albiol (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Carlos Marchena (Villarreal), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Andoni Iraola (Athletic Bilbao)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), Bruno Soriano (Villarreal), Borja Valero (Villarreal)

FORWARDS (7): David Villa (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Pedro Rodríguez (Barcelona), Manu Del Moral (Sevilla), Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla)

The King/El Rey: Juan Carlos

Presidente: Jose Luis Rodriguz Zapatero

Capital/Cuidad de Capital: Madrid

Moneda de Espana: Euro

Poblacion: 40,397,842

Idiomas: Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque

Dia Nacional: Oct. 12

Los dos equipos mas importantes de futbol: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid

idioma de Catalunya: Catalan

Olympics in 1992

Montanas entre Espana y Francia: Pyrenes

The present-day cathedral in Sevilla was formally a Mosque.