Overview
- Spain opens Group E with away matches in Sofia on September 4 and Istanbul on September 7.
- Como winger Jesús Rodríguez receives his first senior call-up after impressing at under-21 level.
- Seven Barcelona players feature, including Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Fermín López.
- Goalkeeper Joan García and left-back Alejandro Balde are left out again despite recent club attention.
- De la Fuente welcomes Rodri and Dani Carvajal back from long knee layoffs and cautions that qualifying will be difficult.