Report: Spain F Lamine Yamal to Miss World Cup Opener
The Barcelona teenager has been sidelined by a hamstring tear, and Spain’s medical staff are monitoring his recovery before the group stage.
- Lamine Yamal is expected to miss Spain's 2026 World Cup opener against Cape Verde on June 15, according to a report from The Athletic.
- Barcelona's prodigious teenager has been sidelined since tearing his hamstring exactly 50 days before the tournament began, compounding earlier friction between Barcelona coach Hansi Flick and the Spanish federation.
- National coach Luis de la Fuente described Yamal as "touched by God" and insists the team takes no risks, while the forward remains a "major doubt" for the June 21 match against Saudi Arabia.
- Spain's final World Cup squad will be announced May 25, with midfielder Dani Olmo positioned as a potential replacement despite the team's limited attacking depth.
- Expectations remain for Yamal to participate in the June 26 group finale against Uruguay at Estadio Akron, though finishing second could force Spain into a knockout match against defending champion Argentina.
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According to The Athletic, Barcelona's striker, Lamine Yamal, who continues to recover after an accident suffered at the end of April, could miss Spain's first two World Cup matches this summer.
Hard hit for the Spanish National Team, Lamine Yamal’s recovery is slow and the skilled player will lose the first two duels of the World Cup, against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. According to various media such as The Athletic of Spain, the player of Barcelona continues with rehabilitation work, but without responding in the time they had estimated. Yamal has an injury to the femoral biceps of the left leg that was presented to him last April 2…
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Report: Spain F Lamine Yamal to miss World Cup opener
Forward Lamine Yamal is not expected to play in Spain's World Cup opener on June 15 against Cape Verde at Atlanta because of a hamstring injury, The Athletic reported Monday.
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