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(CNN Spanish) --
Since Spain won the World Cup in 2010 in South Africa, with a "beautiful game" to the most outstanding European in recent decades, the famous "Tiki-Taka", much has changed Spanish football.
At that time, most footballers dreamed of reaching LaLiga de España, understanding that it was the best championship in the world at that time.
Today there is a general exodus to England.
With the withdrawal of the most emblematic players of the Spanish team that dominated football for several years and with the flight of talent from Spain to other powerful leagues such as the Premier, the team is a bit adrift, crossing the desert of the hand of the proven Luis Enrique, former Real Madrid and FC Barcelona player and former Barça coach in a glorious cycle.
At the moment, the Spanish team has not found a way to make old laurels green again.
Luis Enrique, unlike other coaches, is trying to make an author's selection, made to measure, for this he does not look for the best players, but perhaps those who are more suited to his style of play, something that has caused differences among the country's media.
Luis Enrique does not care whether or not the players he trusts play for their respective teams or that they are not considered to be of sufficient category to join "La Roja", as is the case of Eric García, Barcelona central defender, and Marco Asensio, Real Madrid player, among others.
Sergio Busquets is the beacon of this team and the only permanent player that still remains from that team that won the World Cup in 2010. Busquets is the one who should take control of the team and mark the playing time.
Gerard Piqué is on the preliminary list of summoned, despite the present weak of him with Barcelona.
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Despite not being close to the level that "La Roja" showed in 2010, the Spanish team has achieved good results such as reaching the semifinals in the last European or reaching the final of the last UEFA Nations League, in which they lost against France with a controversial goal from Mbappé.
However, this has not meant that the fans feel great enthusiasm for the national team and they hope that the World Cup in Qatar will serve to consolidate it, especially if the young emerging players such as Ansu Fati, who was expected to be a figure but after injuries has After only a few minutes of play, the very young Gavi or Pedri, all of them from FC Barcelona, demonstrate the talent that has helped them break down the door of the Barcelona locker room and become the most emerging promises in Spanish football.
At the end of September, Luis Enrique's team, with more doubts than certainties, played it all or nothing against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.
Spain was not the favorite for playing away and also for only needing victory, but in a great partnership between Nico Williams and Álvaro Morata and an excellent performance by Unai Simón, who was the best player of the match, it helped the Spaniards They will take the victory.
In this way, they qualified for the Final Four of the UEFA Nations League that will be played next year, something that will undoubtedly give them morale before the final concentration for the World Cup in Qatar.
Spain arrives at the World Cup in position 7 of the FIFA global ranking, having lost sixth place (in which Italy, who will not play in Qatar, remained) in the October classification, the last one before the tournament.
Latest results of the Spanish team before the World Cup in Qatar
Portugal 0-1 Spain (September 27, Nations League)
Spain 1-2 Switzerland (September 24, Nations League)
Spain 2-0 Czech Republic (June 12, Nations League)
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