Lamine Yamal, confirmed heat stroke
Lamine Yamal was very afraid of having to withdraw from the 2026 World Cup after being injured at the end of April. He told it.
On April 22, Lamine Yamal scored the winning goal from the penalty spot for FC Barcelona against Celta Vigo (1-0, 33rd day of La Liga). Problem, the Catalan prodigy was injured and had to come out a few minutes later. Hit in the left biceps femoris, he believed that his chances of participating in the 2026 World Cup were compromised.
It was the European champion with La Roja in 2024 who told it. In a video posted this Sunday on the official networks of the Spanish selection, Lamine Yamal confirmed that he was particularly worried. “I was afraid it was serious. And even more so that it is not too bad, but that I could relapse and miss the World Cup. »
And the Barça player admitted: “I was praying inside that it wasn’t serious, just a cramp or something, because I saw the World Cup coming and I knew that if I had a hamstring injury it would mean a long absence. »
Lamine Yamal in training
But the verdict was therefore more lenient than what Lamine Yamal initially feared. Since then, he has continued his fitness program and today he has just participated in the first part of La Roja training. A session open to the public at the Ciudad del Futbol de Las Rozas. On the other hand, he did not continue with the exercises with the ball.
The development of Lamine Yamal’s injury in any case seems to be going in the right direction. As for Spain, it will play two friendly matches against Iraq (June 4) and Peru (June 9), before entering the World Cup with a duel scheduled for June 15 against Cape Verde. Lamine Yamal should still be a little tight for this meeting.
