World Cup 2026, Spain anxious for Lamine Yamal: Barcelona updates on injury

The season of Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s very young star player, can already be said to be over, at least as far as his commitments with the blaugrana club are concerned. The fears of the Catalan environment have in fact found concrete confirmation in the aftermath of the injury suffered during the match with Celta, won precisely thanks to the penalty kick scored by the 2007 class after which he felt the muscular problem that forced him to leave the field.

“The examinations carried out this Thursday confirmed that first team player Lamine Yamal has suffered an injury to the hamstring in his left leg,” reads the official Barça channels. “The player will follow a course of conservative treatment. He will miss the rest of the league season, but he should be available for the World Cup.”

The Spanish national team, reigning European champions and expected protagonists at the 2026 World Cup, is anxiously awaiting the rehabilitation timetable of the very young world soccer phenomenon, less than two months before the start of a rainbow review that, for the Red Furies, will begin next June 15 in Atlanta, at 6 p.m. Italian time, against the debutant selection of Cape Verde.

In addition to the Africans, Spain will meet Saudi Arabia again in Atlanta, on June 22 at 6 p.m. Italian time, before closing the Group H schedule against Uruguay, an all-Spanish challenge that will be staged in Zapopan, Mexico, at 2 a.m. Italian time on June 28.

In the meantime, the possibility of Italy’s repechage to the 2026 World Cup continues to be discussed: all updates are on Sportal.it at this link.