Spain national team coach Luis de la Fuente revealed the official formation for his team’s match against Georgia, scheduled to be held shortly at the Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium in the Spanish city of Elche, as part of the third round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The match is scheduled to start at a quarter to ten in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar time, and a quarter to eleven in the United Arab Emirates time, amid an enthusiastic atmosphere and aspirations from the Spanish Matador to continue its strong start in the qualifiers, while the Georgian team seeks to achieve a surprise against the former European champion.
The official formation of the Spain national team against Georgia
Goalkeeper: Unai Simon.
Defensive line: Boro – Lee Norman – Koparsi – Cucurella.
Midfield: Merino – Zobimendi – Pedri.
Offensive line: Pino – Oyarzabal – Torres.
Georgia’s official formation to face Spain
Goalkeeper: Mamardashvili.
Defense line: Kakabadze – Lasha Dvali – Guram Kashia – Gokolishvili – Lukoshvili.
Midfield: Kitishvili – Chakvetadze – Kushurashvili.
Offensive line: Kvaratskhelia – Mykutadze.
The position of the two teams in the fifth group
The Spanish national team enters the match at the top of Group E with 6 points from two consecutive victories. It opened its campaign with a comfortable victory over Bulgaria (3-0), then achieved a crushing victory away from home over Turkey (6-0), confirming its readiness for early qualification to the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
As for the Georgian national team, it is in second place with 3 points from a win and a loss, and hopes to achieve a positive result that will put it close to the lead.
The Georgian national team enters the match with high confidence after its distinguished performance in Euro 2024, where it was able to reach the round of 16 in its first participation in a major tournament, which gave it a great morale and public boost, which made it dream of achieving historic qualification to the World Cup for the first time in its history, relying on a golden generation led by the star Kvaratskhelia, the Paris Saint-Germain player.
