Pakistan, May 26 -- Lamine Yamal has been included in Spain's squad for the FIFA World Cup, named by coach Luis de la Fuente, who also included Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino in the European champions' roster after his recent return from injury.

For the first time since 1950, Spain's World Cup squad will not include a Real Madrid player as De la Fuente opted against naming one in his 26-man squad announced on Monday. Real Madrid's Dean Huijsen was dropped due to an injury, and veteran Dani Carvajal was also excluded after struggling through an injury-hit campaign. Along with teenage Barcelona star Yamal, Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams played a key role as Spain won Euro 2024, and he is in the squad despite a season badly disrupted by f...