Spain name final women’s World Cup squad after feud

Spain coach Jorge Vilda named a 23-player squad for the ladies’s World Cup as they appear to place their variations apart and concentrate on the event that kicks off subsequent month in Australia and New Zealand.

As many as 15 gamers had threatened to stop the group as they had been sad with Vilda’s strategies, forcing him to exile them from the squad.

The exiled gamers complained to the Spanish FA that they had been sad with the administration of accidents, the ambiance within the locker room, and Vilda’s dealing with of group choice and coaching.

However three of the 15 gamers who had been frozen out of the nationwide setup – Mariona Caldentey, Aitana Bonmati and Ona Batlle – had been known as as much as a provisional squad earlier this month earlier than Vilda lower seven to finalise the 23-player roster.

Elene Lete, Jana Fernandez, Fiamma Benitez, Maite Oroz, Inma Gabarro and Marta Cardona didn’t make the lower whereas Sheila Garcia had dropped out of the provisional squad via damage.

Twice Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas missed out on the ladies’s European Championship final 12 months after injuring her knee on the eve of the event however she may have her probability at redemption after getting back from damage for Barcelona in April.

She scored Thursday’s 7-0 rout of Panama in a pleasant sport the place Esther Gonzalez grabbed a double. Spain will subsequent play Denmark on Wednesday earlier than flying to New Zealand.

Spain are in Group C and kick off their marketing campaign in opposition to Costa Rica in Wellington on July 21 earlier than enjoying Zambia and Japan.

SPAIN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Cata Coll, Misa Rodriguez, Enith Salon

Defenders: Ivana Andres, Ona Batlle, Olga Carmona, Laia Codina, Rocio Galvez, Oihane Hernandez, Irene Paredes

Midfielders: Tere Abelleira, Aitana Bonmati, Irene Guerrero, Jenni Hermoso, Maria Perez, Alexia Putellas, Claudia Zornoza

Forwards: Mariona Caldentey, Athenea del Castillo, Esther Gonzalez, Eva Navarro, Salma Paralluelo, Alba Redondo.