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Controversy with the official numbers of Spain for the World Cup

Published:14/11/2022 - 20:55h

Updated:14/11/2022 - 20:55h

The Spanish team announced the numbers that their players will wear in Qatar. However, some elections caused controversy, with Pedri wearing the '26' and Ansu the '25', while Asensio, for example, will wear the '10'

On 20 November 2022 it is marked in 'red' in all the calendars of the world of the football. This Sunday the long wait of 4 years and half will come to an end to give him start to a new edition of the Glass of the World. The balloon will begin to film to the 17:00 hours in Spain when Qatar, host country, confront to Ecuador in the first meeting of the phase of groups of the maximum competition of the sport.

For this reason, the distinct selected already have announced the lists of the summoned to the international championship. During the past Friday in the afternoon, Luis Enrique confirmed to the members of the Spanish expedition that will put course to Asia in the next days. Although it is true that there are several footballers with a place 'fixed' in the team, the presence of some players in the staff of the Asturian was unexpected for many, as it is the case of Ansu Fati, for example.

Well, three days after the announced of the ex trainer of the FC Barcelona, the surprise keeps growing around the selection. In the afternoon of this Monday, the official means of the 'Red' took out to the 'light' the dorsal that will carry the players in the Glass of the World. While footballers like Busquets (5), Jordi Alba (18), Koke (8) and Morata (7) will dress the numbers that has accustomed from does a time backwards, some decisions have caused controversy.

And it is that Pedri, discutiblemente the maximum figure of the combined national, will carry the '26', a number that dressed in his starts in the selection but that now is , what less. Controversial when being one of the best players of the world. A similar case is the one of Ansu Fati, whose T-shirt lucirá the '25' in the back, shelving the '17' that now recaerá in Yeremy Pino, another of the new faces beside Hugo Guillamón, that takes the '15', or Nico Williams, that remains with the '12'. Robert Sánchez will do charge of the '1' that leaves David Of Gea

Other surprises

On the other hand, the election of Marcos Llorente also has been controversial, since the player of the Athletic of Madrid will dress the historical '6' that carried Andrés Iniesta during his periplo by the selection and with which annotated the goal that gave him the first Glass of the World to the 'Red'. In the meantime, Asensio lucirá the '10', dorsal that already has dressed in distinct occasions with the selection.