Piqué, among the 55 pre-candidates for the World Cup

Gerard Piqué announced that he would not wear the Spain shirt again after the 2018 World Cup in Russia: “I am leaving the National Team after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. I’ve had it in my head for a long time. I have always given everything on the field and although there are people who have thanked me, there are others who do not want him to be there ». Last April he also indicated that the possibility of returning to a tournament of nations was very remote: «I have nothing to hide. I have no problem explaining things. In 99% of the options I will not play with the National Team again. However, the option of playing the 2022 Qatar World Cup is there: selected by Luis Enrique in the huge list of 55 pre-candidates in which, for example, Sergio Ramos is also.

It is the last feasible option that the central defender has. By age, 35 years, by relevance in the team, by competition. And it seems that he liked the idea of ​​playing in a World Cup again, as ‘Marca’ points out. The message reached Luis Enrique, the coach, who entered his name on the initial list. “He is a Spanish player and he meets any requirement. If he is Spanish, he wants to and wants to, it could be », announced the Asturian when the possibility of the central defender’s return arose.

The Catalan has played 102 games with the national team. The last one, against Albania. Being on Luis Enrique’s pre-list does not mean that he will attend, as there are many names that have also earned the position and that have more weight in their teams than the one that Piqué now plays in a Barcelona that has not just found its best version .

Also in this casting of 55 Sergio Ramos, whose last meeting with the national team was on March 31, 2021 against Kosovo, in the qualifying phase for the European Championship. Luis Enrique will give the final list of the 23 who will play the 2022 Qatar World Cup on November 11.