AS: Colombia commits Mosquera to World Cup, but he wants to play for Spain

October 13th According to the "As" report, Mosquera is waiting for De La Fuente to recruit him to the adult national team as soon as possible, but the Colombian Football Association has promised to let him participate in the 2026 World Cup, which makes the players feel a little entangled.

In 2023, the Colombian Football Association almost "signed" the former Valencia player. At that time, Colombia sent an invitation to Mosquera, hoping that he could participate in the U20 World Cup. Although he was still a member of the Spanish U19 team at the time and was also called up to participate in friendly matches, he ultimately did not go. If he goes, he will lose the opportunity to play for Spain forever.

At that time, Mosquera was just a young player in the Valencia reserve team and had not yet become a professional player. Two years later, he has become one of the most promising central defenders of the next generation and joined Arsenal this summer for a transfer fee of 15 million euros. His growth has been rapid and Mosquera knows he has other contenders for the national team, so he looks to De La Fuente to give him more opportunities to strengthen his commitment to the national team.

In fact, De La Fuente chose to call up Laporte to replace the injured Huizen instead of Mosquera, which made him unhappy. In many cases, the head coach will draw players from the U21 national team to fill the vacancies, but this time he chose Laporte, who has been away from the Spanish national team for a long time. Mosquera responded: "All I can do is train hard every day, and opportunities will come naturally."

The problem with Mosquera is that he is the sixth central defender in De La Fuente's mind, and the head coach will only call up four people to participate in the next World Cup. Lenormand, Kubasi, Huizen and Vivian are currently in good positions, while Laporte needs to find form and playing time at Athletic Bilbao.

If Laporte can return to form, De La Fuente will have to decide who will be left out. The Spanish Football Federation hopes that Mosquera will remain patient, complete the cycle of the U21 national team, and become an important member of the national team in the 2030 World Cup.