When will Arrascaeta debut at the World Cup? Uruguay chief predicts | OneFootball

Arrascaeta is out of Sunday’s (21) match against Cape Verde

Arrascaeta will not make his debut at the 2026 World Cup in the next match. The Flamengo midfielder is still recovering from a right calf injury and will not be available for Uruguay in this Sunday’s (21) clash against Cape Verde in Miami, in the second round. As a result, the star is expected to feature in the third match.

— Giorgian (de Arrascaeta) got injured three or four days before the start of the World Cup. That is the goal (to be available against Spain). It is too early (to guarantee his return), and it will depend on whether we win on Sunday and qualify, and whether it is really worth it or not. There are many variables — said Matías Pérez, a member of the Executive Committee of the Uruguayan Football Association, to Uruguayan channel DSPORTS.

— They are getting better and better (Arrascaeta and Ronald Araújo). They are well advanced in their recovery. There are injuries that have their own biological timelines, and we cannot rush them. More or less days, these injuries take time, and we have to respect that — he added.

WHAT WERE ARRASCAETA’S CONSECUTIVE INJURIES?

Still with Flamengo, Arrascaeta suffered a fractured collarbone, which even put his World Cup participation in doubt. So the midfielder joined up during the Brasileirão to speed up his recovery with Uruguay’s medical department.

When Arrascaeta had finally recovered from the shoulder problem and returned to on-field training with Uruguay, a new issue emerged. After a mistake by Marcelo ‘El Loco’ Bielsa’s coaching staff, who mismanaged the workload for the number 10, the Flamengo player suffered a right calf injury, according to reporting by Coluna do Fla journalist Léo José, later confirmed by Mengo president Luiz Eduardo Baptista.

HOW IS ARRASCAETA DOING AT THE WORLD CUP?

As a result, Arrascaeta was not even included in the squad for Uruguay’s opening match against Saudi Arabia last Monday (15), which ended in a 1-1 draw. This Sunday (21), against Cape Verde, the situation will be the same. Finally, expectations for the star’s debut are now set for Friday (26), in a clash with Spain, in World Cup Group H.

Without Arrascaeta, Uruguay will have Varela and De La Cruz against Cape Verde, with kickoff at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, United States. The match will be broadcast on Globo, SporTV, NSports, SBT, and CazéTV. Coluna do Fla, of course, will bring all the details of the showdown.

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