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Between today and November 21, Monday, when the World Cup in Qatar begins, there are 236 days.

Less than eight months.

In that time, the Spanish soccer team, which on Tuesday thrashed and shone against Iceland in La Coruña, will only play the six games of the group stage of the League of Nations.

Four in June (Portugal, Switzerland and, twice, the Czech Republic) and two in September, again Switzerland and again Portugal.

Just two more concentrations before

makes public the list of 23 players in the first fortnight of November (perhaps FIFA will finally allow 26, but it is not certain that the coach wants to use those three additional chips) who will travel to the championship of the world.

A list on whose horizon an unexpected unknown is taking shape:

.

Today, the Barcelona center-back, owner of

, who left the team of his own free will after the catastrophe of the World Cup in Russia (2018), has in mind to play the world Cup.

At 35 years old, and after four dedicated to Barça alone, the best individual sporting level that he has reached after the arrival of

on the bench has made him think about the possibility of playing in his fourth World Cup.

According to several sources consulted, he has not yet sent it personally to the coach, but if nothing changes, he will.

When he took office, Luis Enrique personally called the player to make sure that his decision, announced two years before it was completed (2016) in Albania, was final, and then the coach effectively found that firmness in his goodbye.

What is unknown is what the Asturian coach will do if he finally finds himself faced with the possibility of calling Piqué, a player he likes and who, with him, looks like he would have been one of the regulars.

However, the ecosystem that has been created in the selection, with the calm captaincy of

, with a group of youngsters without acquired vices, supervised by some veterans who know they are in the shadow of the coach and do not complain about it, is now working so well that, within the Federation, most doubt that the coach will put a veteran with as much weight as Piqué.

That yes, as Luis Enrique considers that he is valid sportingly, he will not hesitate to call him beyond the noise that this can make in the media.

In the coming months we will see the outcome of this, for the time being, Piqué's recovered desire.

It will be one of the few doubts, if he arrives alive, on the list for the World Cup.

"Deeds speak louder than words, and I can't tell you what percentage of this March roster will be on the World Cup roster.

But come on, you just have to check the latest calls to see where the shots are going », he repeated on Tuesday after the win.

And, indeed, although he began by calling many players (in total, and only since his return, in November 2019, he has used 55), the truth is that, since the European Championship, a base that reaches 90 is very clearly observed. % of the group.

Because, except for injuries, whenever they are available, Luis Enrique pulls them.

In goal,

are permanent fixtures.

On the right side,

;

on the left,

and

.

As center backs,

,

and

.

In midfield,

,

,

,

,

and

.

And for the top three positions,

,

,

,

and

.

In total, there are 19 players who are practically permanent, and from there a third goalkeeper would be missing (the most uncertain position), a right back (

is the one who has the most options, but he could also choose to call Marcos Llorente as a side and leave one more hole in the center of the field for people like

or

), the central quarter (that's where Piqué appears, although

starts with an advantage today) and a midfielder (again Merino or Soler) or one more striker, which will be, if he has managed to recover,

.

If not,

starts with an advantage over, for example,

, injured in this March window in his second consecutive citation.

"I wish three incredible players would appear now and make it more difficult for me, as a coach I am delighted, but I insist, you only have to analyze the latest calls", the coach insisted again, who has built an author selection and, after years of search, he has found the broad base of his project, never closed to touch-ups or stellar appearances like those that Pedri and Gavi starred in their day, today fixed.

Of course, whoever wants to play that role has to hurry, because there is not much time left to get on that ship.

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