Spain Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Who's in & who's out?

Real Madrid's fan-favourite Maria Isabel "Misa" Rodriguez Rivero is set to be the first-choice goalkeeper for Spain at the World Cup. She started 28 out of 30 league games for Madrid during the 2022-23 season and impressed in goal.

While Cata Coll and Enith Salon will act as back-ups in case Maria is unable to take the field, Real Sociedad's Elene Lete has been left out after earlier being included in the preliminary squad.

Spain will be without Sandra Panos who is one of the 15 players who had protested against the federation. Of the 15, three players have been called up to the squad but the experienced keeper is not one of them.

With Mapi Leon making herself unavailable for the World Cup squad, Irene Paredes and Ivana Andres are set to be the centre-backs for Spain. Paredes has plenty of experience in her role and Andres is set to be a capable replacement for Leon in the squad.

Ona Batlle, another of the 15 players who have returned, and Olga Carmona are capable full-backs and will be expected to feature in the starting line-up. The back-up options are talented and it will be interesting who makes a claim in the back-four.

With over 100 caps and incredible talent at her disposal, Alexia Putellas is the star of the Spain squad. Putellas was sidelined for 10 months due to an injury and will hope to make a grand return he on the international stage. She has played seven matches and scored a goal for Barcelona since coming back in April.

Aitana Bonmati and one of Teresa Abelleira or Claudia Zornoza will look to join Putellas in the midfield and the trio should be able to create chances for their forwards on the biggest stage.

This is also where the majority of the cut down has taken place from the preliminary squad, with only six of the initially named 10 making the cut with Irene Guerrero and Maria Perez completing the list of midfielders.

Spain's Jennifer Hermoso is part of the squad and will be an important player in the starting lineup at the World Cup fixtures. Having made 97 appearances for Spain, only behind Alexia Putellas, she is the team's all-time top-scorer and is two goals short of hitting the 50-goal mark.

Spain have a talented pool to choose from, with both Alba Redondo and Esther Gonzalez set to compete for a spot in the final third alongside the likes of Hermoso. Redondo is the league's top scorer with 27 goals whereas Gonzalez impressed in the qualifiers with 10 goals from six matches.

Misa is set to continue in between the sticks for Spain at the 2023 World Cup. Paredes, Andres, Batlle and Carmona are set to form a four-woman defence.

In the midfield, Putellas will take the lead in front of Bonmati and Abelleira, with Del Castillo and Caldentey attacking through the two flanks. Hermoso is the first choice to lead the line.

Spain XI (4-3-3): Misa; Battle, Carmona, Andres, Paredes; Bonmati, Abelleira, Putellas; del Castillo, Caldentey, Hermoso.

While three of the 15 players who withdrew from selection in September 2022 have returned for the 2023 Women's World Cup, 12 have remained firm on their stance and stayed away from the national team set-up.