Joan Garcia made to wait for Spain debut after Barcelona stopper left out of squad to face Serbia
The goalkeeper didn’t make the cut.
LAS ROZAS, SPAIN - MARCH 26: Joan Garcia during the training session of Spain Team ahead of the International Friendly match against Serbia at Ciudad del Futbol on March 26, 2026, in Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain. (Photo By Dennis Agyeman/Europa Press via Getty Images) | Europa Press via Getty Images Barcelona stopper Joan Garcia will have to wait to make his debut for Spain after being left out of the squad for tonight’s friendly with Serbia. The RFEF have provided the squad numbers for the game against Serbia and there’s no sign of Joan Garcia, while David Raya, Alex Remiro, and Unai Simón are included.
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente named a 27-man squad for the two games over the international break but will pick from just 26 for tonight’s match. The decision comes as a bit of a surprise, although it’s worth nothing that Garcia has had a bit of a knock recently so it’s possible that has played a part in the decision making. Garcia will therefore hope he can debut next week when Spain face Egypt in their second friendly of the break before returning back to Barcelona.
Meanwhile, Pau Cubarsi, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez are on the list and could feature later.