Their 2026 World Cup
The full 750 minutes down the left: all eight matches from start to finish, never once substituted. He provided two assists against Austria in the round of 32 and was, along with Unai Simón, the only Spain player who did not miss a single minute of the tournament.
Match by match
Marc Cucurella played 8 matches for Spain, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group H | vs Cape Verde 0-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group H | vs Saudi Arabia 4-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group H | vs Uruguay 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Austria 3-0 | Started, played the full match · 2 assists |
| Round of 16 | vs Portugal 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Quarter-finals | vs Belgium 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Semi-finals | vs France 2-0 | Started, played the full match · 🟨 |
| Final | vs Argentina 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
Who he is
- Born
- 22 July 1998 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Alella
- Club
- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- Height
- 1.69 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Marc Cucurella Saseta (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmaɾ(k) kukuˈɾeʎə səˈzɛtə]; born 22 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. He is considered to be one of the best left-backs in the world. Cucurella made his senior club debut at Barcelona, but spent most of his time there with the reserve team. He went on to play over 100 La Liga games for Eibar and Getafe, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021. He spent a season with Brighton before joining Chelsea in 2022, winning the Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup three years later. He returned to Spain in 2026, signing for Real Madrid. Cucurella was capped for Spain over every youth level from under-16 to under-23, winning the silver medal with the latter at the 2020 Olympic tournament. He made his debut for the senior team in 2021 and later represented the side at UEFA Euro 2024, where Spain won the tournament, and at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, also won by Spain.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)