Spain head to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in the midst of a tense situation with the Spanish FA (RFEF).
La Roja qualified for the tournament by winning all eight of their group matches, including victories over both Ukraine and Scotland in Group B.
Some of the Spanish players are currently boycotting the national team due to under investment and federation mismanagement as they demand for changes and improvement in the relationship between the RFEF and the women's national team.
However, they were able to put aside the issues and win their opening two games, qualifying them for the knockout rounds.
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Spain's 2023 Women's Cup squad
Vilda has confirmed his 23-player squad on June 30 for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.
| Position | Player | Int. Caps | Club |
| GK | Maria Rodriguez | 12 | Real Madrid |
| GK | Enith Salon | 2 | Valencia |
| GK | Cata Coll | 0 | Barcelona |
| DEF | Irene Paredes | 90 | Barcelona |
| DEF | Ivana Andres | 46 | Real Madrid |
| DEF | Ona Batlle | 28 | Man United |
| DEF | Olga Carmona | 22 | Real Madrid |
| DEF | Rocio Galvez | 8 | Real Madrid |
| DEF | Oihane Hernandez | 7 | Athletic Bilbao |
| DEF | Laia Codina | 3 | Barcelona |
| MID | Alexia Putellas | 100 | Barcelona |
| MID | Aitana Bonmati | 46 | Barcelona |
| MID | Irene Guerrero | 22 | Atletico Madrid |
| MID | Teresa Abelleira | 14 | Real Madrid |
| MID | Claudia Zornoza | 10 | Real Madrid |
| MID | Maria Perez | 2 | Barcelona |
| FWD | Jenni Hermoso | 87 | Pachuca |
| FWD | Mariona Caldentey | 54 | Barcelona |
| FWD | Esther Gonzalez | 35 | Real Madrid |
| FWD | Alba Redondo | 26 | Levante |
| FWD | Athenea del Castillo | 25 | Real Madrid |
| FWD | Eva Navarro | 8 | Atletico Madrid |
| FWD | Salma Paralluelo | 6 | Barcelona |
La Roja Stars, strengths and weaknesses
Spain have played 10 international friendly matches since their last qualifying games, winning eight of those fixtures. Their only defeat in that time came against co-hosts Australia while their most match was a 7-0 win over Panama.
In those 10 games La Roja managed to score 30 goals as they also put seven past Argentina in November 2022. They have been solid defensively, keeping seven clean sheets in those international affairs.
Stars
In midfield, Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas and Barcelona team-mate Aitana Bonmati will cause trouble for opponents as they are comfortable on the ball and contribute often to goals.
Esther Gonzalez scored nine goals in six qualifying matches for Spain and also bagged 16 times for Real Madrid in the league this season.
Skipper Irene Paredes will be the glue that holds the defence together as she is set to play in her third World Cup for Spain and sixth major tournament overall for her country.
Weaknesses
The main weakness for Spain will of course be their problems off the pitch. The players have done well to focus on their football in the games leading up to the tournament, but boycotts could peak in July and August due to the coverage of the competition.
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La Roja projected starting lineup at Women's World Cup
With this in mind, this is one way that Spain could line up at the Women's World Cup.
Possible Spain starting side (4-2-3-1): Rodriguez (GK) — Batlle, Paredes, Andres, Carmona — Bonmati, Putellas — Redondo, Hermoso, Del Castillo - Gonzales
Can Spain replace players on World Cup roster?
According to the official rules of the World Cup, players on the final squad can only be replaced in the event of a serious illness or injury up to 24 hours before the start of their teams first match.
The injury or illness needs to be assessed and judged by FIFA to be serious enough to prevent the player from taking part in the World Cup.