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Goalkeeper Garcia Earns First Spain Call-up, Rodri Returns
Joan Garcia and three others earn first call-ups in a 27-man squad for friendlies against Serbia and Egypt as part of Spain's World Cup preparations.
- On Friday, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named Joan García, Barcelona goalkeeper, in his 27-man squad for friendlies against Serbia on March 27 and Egypt on March 31.
- In-Form Garcia has made 35 appearances this season and kept 11 clean sheets in 22 league games for LaLiga leaders Barcelona.
- De la Fuente said 'He's a great goalkeeper,' noting Garcia had been an under-21 international for five years, and the squad includes seven Barcelona players.
- Including Garcia makes four goalkeepers likely World Cup contenders, with De la Fuente saying, 'It was the right time to have these four goalkeepers. As of today, they are the four most likely to be called up '.
- With fixtures shuffled, some regulars like winger Nico Williams are absent as Serbia replaced the Finalissima versus Argentina, and the Egypt friendly moved from Qatar to Barcelona.
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Joan Garcia was training in the sports city when the expected news was given: for the first time, at the age of 24, she entered the list of candidates of the Spanish team for the friendly of March against Serbia and Egypt, in which it is the last call of Luis de la Fuente before the final for this summer's World Cup.Continue reading...
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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