Spain count on Capdevila

Hamstring tear
Spain coach Iñaki Sáez has enlisted the RC Deportivo La Coruña defender after Salgado suffered a tear to his left hamstring during a training match at the squad's training camp in Las Rozas on Tuesday evening. Salgado may have been fit again after ten or 15 days but Sáez has decided not to take the risk and called on Capdevila instead.

Three caps 
The 26-year-old Capdevila usually plays as a left-back for his club, and has been capped just three times for Spain so far. The first of those caps came in a goalless draw against Paraguay in a friendly on 16 October 2002, while his most recent appearance was in the 31 March 2004 friendly against Denmark which Spain won 2-0.

Spain squad

Goalkeepers
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)
Santiago Cañizares (Valencia CF)
Daniel Aranzubia (Athletic Club Bilbao)

Defenders
Carlos Marchena (Valencia CF)
Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona)
Raúl Bravo (Real Madrid CF)
César Martín (RC Deportivo La Coruña)
Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)
Joan Capdevila (RC Deportivo La Coruña)
Juanito Gutiérrez (Real Betis Balompié)
Gabri García (FC Barcelona)

Midfielders
David Albelda (Valencia CF)
Rubén Baraja (Valencia CF)
Vicente Rodríguez (Valencia CF)
Joaquín Sánchez (Real Betis Balompié)
Juan Carlos Valerón (RC Deportivo La Coruña)
Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)
Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)
Joseba Etxeberria (Athletic Club Bilbao)

Strikers
Fernando Morientes (AS Monaco FC)
Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)
Fernando Torres (Club Atlético de Madrid)
Albert Luque (RC Deportivo La Coruña)