Striker Roberto Soldado was left out of Spain's squad for Euro 2012 on Sunday, despite scoring a hat-trick in a friendly in March.
Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo was selected ahead of Soldado, with Fernando Torres [ Images ] also included by the world and European champions despite his erratic form at Chelsea [ Images ].
There were no major surprises in the 23-man squad named by coach Vicente del Bosque [ Images ], with defender Carles Puyol [ Images ] and striker David Villa [ Images ] having already been ruled out of the tournament because of injury.
Atletico Madrid forward Adrian Lopez was overlooked despite scoring on his debut in the 2-0 win over Serbia on Saturday. Manchester United's [ Images ] David de Gea failed to make the cut despite being included in a provisional squad which has been training in Austria.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas [ Images ] (Real Madrid [ Images ]), Pepe Reina [ Images ] (Liverpool), Victor Valdes [ Images ] (Barcelona [ Images ])
Defenders: Alvaro Arbeloa [ Images ] (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos [ Images ] (Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Jordi Alba (Valencia), Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique [ Images ] (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao)
Midfielders: Xavi [ Images ] (Barcelona), Sergio Busquets [ Images ] (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta [ Images ] (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso [ Images ] (Real Madrid), David Silva (Manchester City [ Images ]), Santi Cazorla (Malaga), Cesc Fabregas [ Images ] (Barcelona), Juan Mata (Chelsea)
Forwards: Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Pedro (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla)
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