This Monday the deadline for the selections to give the list of summoned for the World Cup ended. Spain’s list was already known, and today the numbers that each player will wear in Qatar have been announced. Pedri is 26, the last.
It is the same number that he wore in the Eurocup, the first major international tournament in which he participated, where he was chosen as the best young player, and he has decided to keep it. Perhaps out of superstition, perhaps because none of the previous numbers that he has dressed were left. In different calls, Pedri has been seen wearing the 10, 16, 20 and 26 shirt, which he has renewed for the first World Cup of his career.
election by seniority
The distribution of the numbers is usually organized based on seniority in the selection. Busquets was the first and the 5 that he has always worn remained. Starting with the captain, they chose each one and when Pedri’s turn came, he was left with 26. Before they had chosen other teammates and they were awarded the numbers that the Canarian footballer had worn at different times.
Dani Carvajal will wear number 20, Rodri asked for 16 and Marco Asensio wanted 10. Pedri opted for 26, a number with little attractiveness and meaning at a football level. It will be the first time that it is in a World Cup, since the calls were limited to 23 footballers.
Gavi, on the other hand, will be seen with the number 9 on his back, the emblematic identifier of the center forward, even though the Barça player is a midfielder. Like Eric Garcia chose 3 usual for a central defender and Ferran continues with 11 from the far left. Ansu abandoned the 17 of his debut with Spain – passes to the power of Yeremi Pino, whose appearance in the national team is after Ansu’s, to take the 25th. Jordi Alba keeps the 18.The bib list
1. Robert Sanchez
2. Cesar Azpilicueta
3. Eric García
4. Pau Torres
5. Sergio Busquets
6. Marcos Llorente
7. Álvaro Morata
8. Koke Resurrection
9. Gavi
10. Marco Asensio
11. Ferran Torres
12. Nico Williams
13. David Raya
14. Jose Luis Gaya
15. Hugo Guillamón
16. Rodri
17. Jeremy Pino
18. Jordi Alba
19. Carlos Soler
20. Dani Carvajal
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