selección
/seleɡˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
choice
🏆⚽ selección = se-lect-ion: to select the best players for the national team
Spanish selección comes from Latin selectio, from seligere 'to choose apart'. It shares its root with English select. A national team is a group chosen from all players, so la selección means both a choice and the team.