Spain provisional squad for Brazil 2014 World Cup

Vincente del Bosque has named his provisional 30-man Spanish squad for the World Cup.

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Napoli/ITA), David de Gea (Manchester United/ENG)

Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos (both Real Madrid), Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba (both Barcelona), Cesar Azplicueta (Chelsea/ENG), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich/GER), Raul Albiol (Napoli/ITA), Alberto Moreno (Sevilla)

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas (all Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao), David Silva (Manchester City/ENG), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal/ENG), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Tiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich/GER), Juan Mata (Manchester United/ENG)

Forwards: Diego Costa, David Villa (both Atletico Madrid), Alvaro Negredo, Jesus Navas (both Manchester City), Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Juventus/ITA), Fernando Torres (Chelsea/ENG)

The names speak for themselves as there are lots of top quality players in the squad. However, the squad is only preliminary, so it will be interesting to see which top players that will be removed when the slimmer squad is selected. One player that will not take part is midfielder Thiago Alcántara, he was on the verge of comeback, but suffered a setback and will undergo surgery soon.

Betting on Spain for the World Cup

Spain are playing in group B against Netherlands, Chile and Australia. They are the favourites to win the group and 1.78 with Unibet looks good. In addition, Spain to win the World Cup should certainly not be overlooked, and you can get odds 7.5 at the moment. We also have some preliminary tips for their first match, see Spain v Netherlands betting tips and predictions.  Here are some of the preliminary bets we find interesting: