He is f**ing dogs*t”, “One of the lowest-IQ footballers in this Spain team

Spain fans online were left disappointed with Pedro Porro’s performance in their 0-0 draw against 10-man Egypt in an international friendly on March 31. This marks their final friendly ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer.

After the first half, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente made multiple substitutions to shuffle the squad. However, La Roja failed to find the back of the net. Egypt was notably reduced to ten men in the final ten minutes of the game, as Hamdy Fathy was shown a second yellow, leading to a red (84′). Defender Pedro Porro was in the starting XI and made only one interception and one tackle in 90 minutes. He also fouled players twice and committed a last-man tackle.

Fans took to X to react to Pedro Porro’s performance, with many criticizing the player for his showing. One X user wrote:

“Porro is fucking dogshit, Thank God Llorente exists 🤣.”

Some other fans also shared similar thoughts:

Fans continued to share their thoughts on Porro’s gameplay:

Pedro Porro made his national team debut in 2021 and has 16 caps for Spain. The 26-year-old Tottenham Hotspur defender hasn’t been the first choice for Luis de la Fuente to cover the left-back position, with Marcos Llorente being ahead of him in the pecking order. Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde is also expected to get a call-up for the 2026 World Cup if he recovers from injury on time.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente explains stance on starting Lamine Yamal once again in international friendly vs Egypt

In the pre-match press conference, Spain boss Luis de la Fuente was questioned about starting Lamine Yamal in the friendly against Egypt. Yamal was the only player to have started both the March friendlies for La Roja, with De La Fuente having shuffled the rest of the 10 players in the starting XI. He said (via Barca Blaugranes):

“He might be in contention to start because we want to win. We need to freshen up the team, but obviously to avoid tiring out the players, all of them. I understand that the Barça manager is interested, I understand that everyone has their own preferences, but I have to consider everyone’s feelings. I have to field a team that can win.”

Further, De La Fuente also called Spain contenders to win the World Cup this summer. La Roja remains one of the favorites to win the title, given their squad strength and their dominating performance in the 2024 Euros.

Edited by Pratyasha Sarkar