Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina have been named in Spain's final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals.
The Liverpool pair's inclusion was confirmed by coach Vicente del Bosque on Thursday afternoon after La Furia Roja trimmed their provisional squad down from 30 players.
Spain start against Switzerland on June 16 before they then take on Honduras and Chile in Group H.
Spain World Cup squad: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Victor Valdes (Barcelona); Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid); Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergi Busquets (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), David Silva (Valencia), Xavi (Barcelona); Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia), Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), David Villa (Valencia).
Author: James Carroll
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fernando torres
, pepe reina
, reina
, spain
, torres
, world cup
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20th May 2010 18:01