First big name out? European star could miss the World Cup | OneFootball

During the last FIFA window, a new qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada was confirmed. The England national team thrashed Latvia 5-0 away and secured its place at the next World Cup. After clinching the ticket, concern has already begun over one of the stars: Trent-Alexander Arnold.

The Real Madrid right-back is carrying a muscle injury in his left biceps femoris that appears to be more serious than it seems. Although he suffered it at the end of September, the Merengue outfit issued an updated medical report in recent days stating he is “pending evolution,” without specifying a recovery timeline.

“It’s not as bad as it could be, but we have to wait a little longer,” said the head coach of the White House outfit, Xabi Alonso, at a press conference in early October. However, he remains sidelined, and in England, where he hasn’t started a match for more than a year, when he played the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 win over Finland on October 13, 2024. Reece James and Djed Spence have been the ones competing for the spot in recent games.

While everything indicates he won’t be out for six months, if he fails to recover in time to be part of Thomas Tuchel’s next call-ups, the ex-Liverpool man could be one of the heavyweights left out of the World Cup. The Three Lions will face Serbia at home and Albania away in November in the final two matchdays of Group K, in which they’ve already secured first place.

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