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Profile on Spain team for 2015 Women's World Cup

(Reuters) - Factbox on Women's World Cup qualifiers Spain: Women's World Cup record: Previous appearances in finals: 0 Best performance: N/A Drawn in Group E with Brazil, South Korea and Costa Rica - - Coach: Ignacio Quereda Quereda has been in the job for 26 years, leading Spain to European Championship appearances in 1997 and 2013, as well as victory in the Under-19 Euros in 2004. - - Key player: Veronica Boquete. Age: 28. Midfielder. A candidate for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, captain Boquete won the Champions League with German club FFC Frankfurt on May 14 before sealing a move to Bayern. Known as Vero, the Galician is at the heart of most of Spain's attacks and became an instant heroine when she scored the last-gasp goal against Scotland that sent Spain through to the 2013 European Championships. - - FIFA World ranking: 14 - - How they qualified: Spain finished top of European qualification Group 2, three points ahead of Italy, with nine wins and a draw from their ten games. - - Squad: Goalkeepers: Ainhoa Tirapu, Lola Gallardo, Sandra Panos Defenders: Ruth Garcia, Eli Ibarra, Marta Torrejon, Irene Paredes, Celia Jimenez, Melanie Serrano, Ivana Andres, Leire Landa Iroz Midfielders: Virginia Torrecillas, Marta Corredera, Alexia Putellas, Vicky Losada, Silvia Meseguer, Amanda Sampedro, Priscila Borja Forwards: Veronica Boquete, Natalia Pablos, Sonia Bermudez, Jennifer Hermoso, Erika Vazquez (Reporting by Iain Rogers; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)