Real Sociedad captain Mikel Oyarzabal makes World Cup debut with Spain. The striker has broken his personal records in La Liga and become one of the team's key players. Oyarzabal has scored 15 goals in La Liga, his highest tally in the domestic competition, and has added 18 in total between La Liga and the Copa del Rey to equal his best mark in a season. The Eibar-born player has become the team's main striker without making too much noise, thanks to his natural talent. There has been no debate about his role, despite not being part of Barcelona or Real Madrid's squads, which shows the clear consensus he has generated around him. Nobody doubts Oyarzabal. Everyone trusts him. Even more so since he scored the winning goal in the final of the last European Championship. Oyarzabal and ten others. Like in Real. Luis de la Fuente knows him well. From the under-19, under-21, Olympic and, of course, the senior teams. The first to give him the opportunity with the seniors was Vicente del Bosque, in the preparation of the 2016 European Championship. A decade after being called up as part of the support group of the coach, as has happened recently with Turrientes, Jon Martín and Sergio Gómez, Oyarzabal attends the World Cup as one of the team's main players.