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Joe Mewis

‘I can name the whole Spain squad from the 2010 World Cup – they inspired us’ Mikel Merino on following in the footsteps of Spain’s Golden Age stars

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Spain start the 2026 World Cup as one of the favourites to win the competition as La Roja look to claim a second-ever crown following their 2010 victory.

After a lacklustre showing four years ago when they failed to make it out of the group stage in Qatar, a new generation of stars are now well and truly in place and head to North America as the European Champions following their Euro 2024 victory in Germany.

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