Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says Lamine Yamal could be fit in time for the team's first World Cup match against Cape Verde on June 15 as the forward recovers from a torn left hamstring.
Yamal suffered the injury playing for Barcelona on April 22. He was ruled out for the rest of the La Liga season, but de la Fuente said he had no doubt the 18-year-old would be available when the coach included him on Spain's 26-man roster on May 25.
It was thought that Yamal might miss part or all of the group stage, but de la Fuente said on Wednesday he expects him to be fit to face Cape Verde in Atlanta. However, he will not play in Thursday's friendly against Iraq, along with fellow injured Spain players Nico Williams and Víctor Munoz.
