Iniesta is now 34 years old and after joining Spain in winning several trophies in the past (EURO 2008, World Cup, EURO 2012), he will most likely have his last major tournament. International in Russia in June, World Cup 2018.
Recently, Iniesta played a great match and helped Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-0 at the King's Cup final. He also received applause from all over the Wanda Metropolitano and won the Man of the Match award.
Talking about whether to bring Iniesta to Russia, Spain coach Julen Lopetegui said: "Iniesta has had a great season as he has done before and Iniesta is always playing in the highest level in the National team game.
"I am very happy to see Iniesta continue to play well and very happy that he will contribute to the 2018 World Cup. We will enjoy the service of Iniesta in the upcoming tournament."
Iniesta is ranked fifth in the list of players with the most caps (125 times). No. 1 was Xavi Hernandez (133), Sergio Ramos (151), Iker Casillas (167) and Andoni Zubizarreta (126).
Spain will begin the World Cup 2018 with the opening match against Portugal on June 15. Then there are the confrontations with Iran and Morocco.
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