Lamine Yamal Could Play Spain's World Cup Opener

Spain's national team manager Luis de la Fuente confirmed on Wednesday that he believes Lamine Yamal could be match-fit for their opening World Cup match against Cape Verde on June 15. The 18-year-old Barcelona star, who has been nursing a hamstring injury since April 22, will not feature in Thursday's friendly against Iraq but De la Fuente stated the injury is almost healed. librea.one

The young prodigy had recently expressed fears of missing the World Cup, pleading to recover in time. 'If nothing changes, he can be ready to play against Cape Verde,' De la Fuente said, adding that Yamal might only get some minutes or just train to build up match fitness for subsequent games.