Spain names squad for U-20 World Cup
Spain U-20 coach Gines Melendez has named his 21-man squad for the U-20 World Cup. The squad is strong on Spanish first and second division players and as a result, Spain has to be considered one of the tournament favorites and will look to improve on their quarter final exit at the hands of Lionel Messi and (eventual winners) Argentina in 2005.
Goalkeepers: Antonio Adan Garrido (Real Madrid), Javier Martinez Gonzalez (Albacete Balompie), Angel Bernabe Acosta (Atletico de Madrid)
Defenders: Antonio Barragan Fernandez (Deportivo de la Coruna) Gerard Pique Bernabeu (Real Zaragoza) Marc Valiente Hernandez (FC Barcelona) Jose Angel Crespo Rincon (Sevilla FC) Roberto Canella Suarez (Real Sporting de Gijon), Gorka Elustondo Urkola (Real Sociedad)
Midfielders: Esteban Granero Garcia, Javier Garcia Fernandez and Adrian Gonzalez Morales (Real Madrid) Marcos Garcia Barreno (Villarreal) Antonio Calvo Arandes (FC Barcelona) Diego Capel Trinidad (Sevilla FC) Sunday Stephen Obayan “Sunny” (CP Ejido), Iriome Gonzalez Gonzalez (CD Tenerife), Mario Suarez Mata (Real Valladolid)
Forwards: Alberto Bueno Calvo and Juan Manuel Mata Garcia (Real Madrid) Adrian Lopez Alvarez (Deportivo la Coruna)
The squad will spend a week in Madrid for training (June 18-24) before coming to Canada. They will play in Burnaby, British Columbia in Group B against Uruguay, Zambia and Jordan.
