Spain manager Vicente del Bosque admits Barcelona goalkeeper Victor
Valdes could yet make his squad for the World Cup this summer.
Despite keeping goal for a club team widely regarded as the
best in the world, Valdes has yet to earn a cap for his country,
such is the strong competition for Spain's No.1 shirt.
Real Madrid shot-stopper Iker Casillas is Spain's
long-standing first choice, with Liverpool's Jose Reina and
Villarreal's Diego Lopez his regular understudies.
However, national team boss Del Bosque insists Valdes' club
form has not gone unnoticed and has encouraged the Barcelona star
to continue his good work in the build-up to South Africa.
"The doors to the national team are not closed to any
player," Del Bosque told Veo Marca.
"Valdes has been in great form. I know that he helped
Barcelona to win all those trophies last season.
"There is strong competition and, at the moment, I have not
found the need to call him up because we have great keepers.
"But he needs to keep working hard and continue to play well
because nobody has yet been excluded."
Valdes has won 11 trophies in his time with the Catalan
outfit, including an unprecedented treble last season, and has been
rewarded the Zanora Trophy for best keeper in the Primera Division
on two occasions.
