Euro 2024 champions Spain look to put themselves back on top of Group A4 as they host current leaders Denmark in Murica on Saturday.
Spain will be without injured lynchpins Rodri and Dani Carvajal for a significant amount of time, as others step in to fill those incredibly large shoes.
A scoreless draw with Serbia to begin Nations League play left Spain chasing the pack, and they sit two points behind today’s opponents who have beaten both Serbia and Switzerland by 2-0 scorelines. Ranked No. 20 in the world by FIFA, Denmark are making a push up the list and present a tough challenge for a Spain side reeling from their recent personnel losses.
Get the latest team news and predicted lineups below.
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Spain vs. Denmark lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Spain team news
The recent loss of Rodri and Dani Carvajal will sting as the two have provided high levels of consistency over recent years. Both have serious knee ligament injuries and will be out significant amounts of time. Gavi is on the tail end of his ACL recovery but is not quite ready yet for international duty.
Also missing due to a fitness concern is in-form winger Nico Williams who is absent due to a hip injury, while Ferran Torres has a hamstring issue and Bryan Gil also had to withdraw from the squad. Euro 2024 star Dani Olmo remains out with his muscle injury, and goalkeeper Unai Simon has a wrist injury that will likely sideline him until December.
Spain predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Raya (GK) — Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella — Zubimendi, F. Ruiz — Lamine Yamal, Pedri, N. Williams — Morata.
Full Spain squad:
Goalkeepers: David Raya, Alex Remiro, Robert Sanchez.
Defenders: Marc Cucurella, Pau Cubarsi, Alex Grimaldo, Aymeric Laporte, Oscar Mingueza, Pedro Porro, Pau Torres, Dani Vivian.
Midfielders: Alex Baena, Aleix Garcia, Mikel Merino, Pedri, Fabian Ruiz, Martin Zubimendi.
Forwards: Sergio Gomez, Joselu, Lamine Yamal, Alvaro Morata, Yeremy Pino, Mikel Oyarzabal, Bryan Zaragoza.
Denmark team news
Injuries on the weekend’s club games to Joachim Andersen and Christian Norgaard forced them to withdraw from the squad. They’re also missing Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen who is likely out for a number of months with Achilles tendonitis.
Former captain Simon Kjaer retired after Euro 2024, and so did 33-year-old midfielder Thomas Delaney who also called time on his international career after the summer’s major tournament.
Denmark predicted XI (3-4-2-1, right to left): Schmeichel (GK) — Kristensen, Vestergaard, Andersen — Bah, Hojbjerg, Norgaard, Kristiansen — Gronbaek, Eriksen — Poulsen.
Full Denmark squad:
Goalkeepers: Mads Hermansen, Frederik Ronnow, Kasper Schmeichel.
Defenders: Alexander Bah, Patrick Dorgu, Rasmus Kristensen, Victor Kristiansen, Joakim Maehle, Victor Nelsson, Jannik Vestergaard.
Midfielders: Mads Bidstrup, Christan Eriksen, Albert Gronbaek, Morten Hjulmand, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Jens Stage.
Forwards: Kasper Dolberg, Anders Dreyer, Rasmus Hojlund, Gustav Isaksen, Andreas Skov Olsen, Yussuf Poulsen, Jonas Wind.
What time does Spain vs. Denmark kick off?
This UEFA Nations League clash takes place at Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murica, Spain and kicks off at 8:45 p.m. local time on Saturday, October 12.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major global territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA / Canada | Sat, Oct. 12 | 2:45 p.m. ET |
| Australia | Sun, Oct. 13 | 4:45 a.m. AEDT |
| UK | Sat, Oct. 12 | 7:45 p.m. BST |
| India | Sun, Oct. 13 | 12:15 a.m. IST |
Spain vs. Denmark live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this UEFA Nations League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | FS1 | Fubo, ViX |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| UK | — | Viaplay International YouTube |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Sony Ten 1 | Sony LIV |
