Regardless of how Sunday’s final against Argentina ends, Spain are building their next cycle around a core that is remarkably young for a team competing at the very top of the sport, meaning the 2030 World Cup window looks wide open for most of this squad.
Unlike other contenders whose stars are racing against the clock, Spain’s headline name points in the opposite direction. Lamine Yamal will be just 22 years old when the next edition kicks off, meaning the Barcelona forward, already a World Cup finalist before turning 19, could realistically feature in three or four more tournaments beyond this one.
The same applies to much of the spine of this team. Pedri, Gavi and Pau Cubarsi will all still be in their mid-twenties by 2030, while captain Rodri and Mikel Merino should remain firmly within their prime years, giving Luis de la Fuente — or whoever succeeds him — a squad capable of chasing back-to-back finals.
Not everyone in the squad shares that outlook. Veterans such as Aymeric Laporte, Marcos Llorente, Alex Grimaldo and Borja Iglesias will all be past 34 by the next tournament, leaving their participation far less certain than that of their younger teammates.
Aymeric Laporte of Spain. (Getty Images)
Spain team’s age in 2030
| Position | Player | Birthdate / Age | Age for the 2030 edition (from June 8) |
| Goalkeeper | Unai Simon | 06/11/1997 (29) | 33 |
| Goalkeeper | David Raya | 09/15/1995 (30) | 33 |
| Goalkeeper | Joan Garcia | 05/04/2001 (25) | 29 |
| Defender | Marc Cucurella | 07/22/1998 (27) | 30 |
| Defender | Alex Grimaldo | 09/20/1995 (30) | 33 |
| Defender | Pau Cubarsi | 01/22/2007 (19) | 23 |
| Defender | Aymeric Laporte | 05/27/1994 (32) | 36 |
| Defender | Marc Pubill | 03/25/2003 (23) | 27 |
| Defender | Eric Garcia | 01/09/2001 (25) | 29 |
| Defender | Pedro Porro | 09/13/1999 (26) | 29 |
| Defender | Marcos Llorente | 01/30/1995 (31) | 35 |
| Midfielder | Pedri | 11/25/2002 (23) | 26 |
| Midfielder | Fabian Ruiz | 04/03/1996 (30) | 34 |
| Midfielder | Martin Zubimendi | 02/02/1999 (27) | 31 |
| Midfielder | Gavi | 08/05/2004 (21) | 24 |
| Midfielder | Rodri | 06/22/1996 (30) | 33 |
| Midfielder | Alex Baena | 07/16/2001 (25) | 28 |
| Midfielder | Mikel Merino | 06/22/1996 (30) | 33 |
| Forward | Lamine Yamal | 07/13/2007 (19) | 22 |
| Forward | Victor Muñoz | 07/13/2003 (23) | 26 |
| Forward | Dani Olmo | 05/07/1998 (28) | 32 |
| Forward | Yeremy Pino | 01/20/2002 (24) | 28 |
| Forward | Nico Williams | 07/12/2002 (24) | 27 |
| Forward | Ferran Torres | 02/29/2000 (26) | 30 |
| Forward | Borja Iglesias | 01/17/1993 (33) | 37 |
| Forward | Mikel Oyarzabal | 04/09/1997 (29) | 33 |
