Team analysis
Spain
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | TUR | ITA | CRO | FRA | GER | ENG | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álvaro Fernández | 10/04/2000 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | Málaga CF (ESP) | ||
| 2 | Mateu Morey | 02/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | FC Barcelona (ESP) | |
| 3 | Juan Miranda | 19/01/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | FC Barcelona (ESP) | ||
| 4 | Hugo Guillamón | 31/01/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | Valencia CF (ESP) | |
| 5 | Víctor Chust | 05/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | ||
| 6 | Antonio Blanco | 23/07/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 10+ | 80* | 72* | 60* | 1 | Real Madrid CF (ESP) |
| 7 | Ferrán Torres | 29/02/2000 | Forward | 80 | 80* | 23+ | 80 | 80 | 80 | Valencia CF (ESP) | |
| 8 | Moha | 06/02/2000 | Midfield | 78* | 80 | 77* | 64* | 78* | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | ||
| 9 | Abel Ruiz | 28/01/2000 | Forward | 80 | 80* | 10+ | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | FC Barcelona (ESP) |
| 10 | Sergio Gómez | 04/09/2000 | Forward | 59* | 61* | 80 | 72* | 80 | 80 | 3 | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| 11 | Nacho Díaz | 27/06/2000 | Forward | 1+ | 70* | 2+ | 1 | CD Roda (ESP) | |||
| 12 | Victor Gomez | 01/04/2000 | Defender | 80 | 1+ | 80 | RCD Espanyol (ESP) | ||||
| 13 | Mohamet Ramos | 13/04/2000 | Goalkeeper | 80 | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | ||||||
| 14 | Alvaro Garcia | 01/06/2000 | Midfield | 2+ | 70* | 3+ | 8+ | Albacete Balompié (ESP) | |||
| 15 | Eric García | 09/01/2001 | Defender | 80 | 1+ | Manchester City FC (ENG) | |||||
| 16 | Jandro Orellana | 07/08/2000 | Midfield | 21+ | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 56* | FC Barcelona (ESP) | |
| 17 | José Alonso | 07/03/2000 | Forward | 59* | 19+ | 80 | 8+ | 16+ | 20+ | Sevilla FC (ESP) | |
| 18 | César | 31/10/2000 | Forward | 21+ | 57* | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | |||||
| 19 | Carlos Beitia | 15/02/2000 | Midfield | 24+ | CD Roda (ESP) |
Pos. = Position; GS = Goals scored; * = Started; + = Substitute
Spain team analysis
• 1-4-2-3-1 with fast transition to 1-4-4-2 defending; two compact lines
• Composed attacking; possession play in tight areas and under pressure
• High-tempo ball circulation; one or two-touch combination moves
• Excellent use of wide areas; full-backs high-speed overlapping, underlapping
• Wide variety of attacking patterns; rotation, off-ball movement in midfield
• Attack and defensive transitions led from front by striker Ruíz
• Attacking vocation, clear playing philosophy, talent in all departments