Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia named in Spain squad for friendlies against Serbia and Egypt

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 18: Joan Garcia of FC Barcelona celebrates after teammate Raphinha (not pictured) scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC at Camp Nou on March 18, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Spain boss Luis de la Fuente has named his latest squad for March friendlies against Serbia and Egypt and there are a few surprises.

Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia has been included, giving him a huge boost ahead of the World Cup this summer in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

Garcia did suffer an injury scare in midweek, going off in the Champions League win over Newcastle, but Barcelona have since confirmed all is well, and he’s now celebrating an international call-up.

The goalkeeper is in the squad along with Barca team-mates Pau Cubarsi, Pedri, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo.

Alejandro Balde misses out due to injury, while De la Fuente has also decided against calling up fit-again Gavi or Eric Garcia. Ander Barrenetxea, Cristhian Mosquera, and Víctor Muñoz also get their first Spain call-ups.

Here’s a look at the squad in full for the two games:

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Joan Garcia, Alex Remiro.
Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsí, Dean Huijsen, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, and Mosquera.
Midfielders: Rodri, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Fermín Lopez, Carlos Soler, Pablo Fornals.
Forwards: Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Víctor Muñoz, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Borja Iglesias, Yeremy, Barrenetxea, Alex Baena.

| Esta es la lista de jugadores para los partidos contra Serbia y Egipto.

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Spain take on Serbia in the first of their qualifiers on March 27th at Villarreal’s La Ceramica and then host Egypt three days later at the RCDE Stadium.

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