Six Real Madrid players called up to the Spanish national team for the 2018 World Cup
By Ben Sundock
Marco Asensio
Marco Asensio has probably had the fastest rise through the national team ranks ever. In any country.
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At the European Championship in 2016, Asensio was virtually a nobody in the eyes of national team fans. Now, the wickedly talented 22-year-old could get a couple starts in the 2018 World Cup.
The Mallorcan born attacking midfielder has gone from making his U-21 debut in March of 2015, to making the World Cup team just over three years later. Not only has his rise through the youth ranks been impressive statistically, but he has won several titles along the way.
Marco has been a part of both a U-19 European Championship and was on the U-21 team that finished runners-up in the Euro tournament last summer. During that tournament, Marco dazzled the fans and coaches as he bagged a hat-trick against Macedonia in a 5-0 win.
Whether or not he is a regular starter is yet to be seen. However, I believe he will not be in the starting XI come the knockout stages for this year’s World Cup run. If Spain is trailing and needs a goal or some energy, expect to see number 20 warming up on the sideline.
He has started in some big matches for La Roja, like against Italy during qualifying in the fall, and against Argentina in a huge 6-1 win.