04 June,2026 09:28 AM IST | Madrid | AFP
Lamine Yamal. Pic/AFP
Forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams should be fit for Spain's World Cup opener, coach Luis de la Fuente said on Wednesday.
Yamal and Williams both missed the end of the club season due to hamstring injuries but De la Fuente included them in his World Cup squad anyway.
Spain begin their Group H campaign on June 15 against Cape Verde. "We are perfectly coordinated with the clubs. the truth is that the players are improving every day," coach De la Fuente said. Asked specifically about teenage star Yamal, De la Fuente added: "If everything continues as it has been so far, he should be ready on June 15."
After facing Cape Verde, Spain will play Saudi Arabia on June 21 before finishing their group stage campaign against Uruguay on June 27.
18
No. of goal contributions (goals + assists) by Lamine Yamal across 25 games for Spain
One
No. of FIFA World Cups won by Spain; they beat the Netherlands 1-0 in the 2010 final
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