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Spain person received a large boost up of the FIFA World Cup, with manager Luis de la Fuente expressing assurance that teenage prima Lamine Yamal volition beryllium acceptable for the team's opening lucifer against Cape Verde connected June 15.Yamal, who suffered a near hamstring wounded portion playing for Barcelona successful April, volition not diagnostic successful Spain's warm-up lucifer against Iraq. However, the coaching unit remains optimistic astir his betterment and availability for the tourney opener successful Atlanta.
De la Fuente said the 18-year-old is progressing good and could beryllium acceptable successful clip for Spain's archetypal World Cup fixture.“If thing changes, helium could beryllium acceptable to play connected June 15,” De la Fuente said.
“It doesn't mean that for definite helium volition play, we'll see. Maybe a fewer minutes, possibly conscionable signifier truthful helium tin amended his information for the 2nd match. We volition person to evaluate.”Yamal precocious admitted helium feared missing the World Cup aft picking up the wounded and was relieved to spot his betterment moving successful the close direction. The Barcelona youngster is expected to beryllium 1 of Spain's cardinal players arsenic the squad aims to situation for the title.
Spain volition besides beryllium without Nico Williams and Víctor Muñoz for the warm-up crippled arsenic they proceed recovering from injuries. Players who were progressive successful the caller Champions League last volition besides beryllium rested.The Spanish broadside volition play 1 much mentation lucifer against Peru successful Mexico earlier heading into the World Cup. De la Fuente did not uncover which players would diagnostic successful that game.Spain statesman their Group H run against Cape Verde earlier facing Saudi Arabia and Uruguay successful their remaining group-stage fixtures. The 2010 satellite champions person not progressed beyond the Round of 16 since lifting the trophy and volition beryllium hoping to alteration that grounds this summer.“We are each excited to get started and effort to bash good astatine the tournament,” De la Fuente said.
