Missing XI #5: hints and answer
Monday, 28 September 2026 · Easy day
Iran 0-1 Spain, FIFA World Cup 2018 (2018-06-20). Name the Spain XI.
Stuck? Open one hint at a time. The answer is at the bottom.
Hints
Hint 1
Formation: 4-1-4-1.Hint 2
The keeper was David de Gea.Hint 3
Also in the side: Daniel Carvajal, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos.Answer
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Spain XI
- David de Gea (Goalkeeper)
- Daniel Carvajal (Right Back)
- Gerard Piqué (Right Center Back)
- Sergio Ramos (Left Center Back)
- Jordi Alba (Left Back)
- Sergio Busquets (Center Defensive Midfield)
- Lucas Vázquez (Right Midfield)
- David Silva (Right Center Midfield)
- Andrés Iniesta (Left Center Midfield)
- Isco (Left Midfield)
- Diego Costa (Center Forward)
How Missing XI works
One team, one match, eleven blank shirts. Name the starting XI. You get the formation and every player's position. Type names in any order. 5 wrong names and the whistle goes. Find 7 or more to keep your streak. Matches: World Cup and Euro knockouts, Champions League finals, the Invincibles, Barcelona's La Liga years and more. Line-ups from StatsBomb open data.
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