With one hand immobilised, Dibu Martínez showed progress in Kansas | OneFootball

With 9 days to go until the start of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, Argentina’s starting goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez, shared a post on social media in which he can be seen with his left hand bandaged as a result of the fracture he suffered in one of his fingers and, although he regretted not being able to begin training alongside the group, he reassured everyone.

“Day 1 with a lot of excitement. Sad not to be able to do everything, but happy to be with friends and united for one country”, wrote the Mar del Plata native in a post on his Instagram account, which he accompanied with two photos of himself during the national team’s first day of work. In one of the images, he can be seen with a ball at his feet due to the impossibility of putting strain on his injured hand, which is also wrapped in a bandage mainly covering the ring finger and pinky.

The goalkeeper has a finger injury but is expected to make it to the World Cup

The squad led by Lionel Scaloni had its first training session in Kansas City on Monday afternoon, but several of the players arriving with knocks or some physical issue trained with lighter workloads. Among them is the Aston Villa player, who got injured in the lead-up to the Europa League final.

Since then, Dibu has had the area immobilized, but he is doing specific work and everything indicates that he will be available for the start of the World Cup, including from the opening match against Algeria on June 16 at 10 p.m. (Argentina time). However, to avoid risks, he will not take part in the pre-tournament friendlies against Honduras and Iceland on June 6 and 9, respectively.

On Sunday, another image of the world champion had already made headlines when he was on the plane that took him and Lisandro Martínez to Kansas to meet up with the rest of the squad. In the photo shared by the Manchester United defender, Dibu could be seen with a white bandage on his hand that drew attention, but it is part of the recovery process he is undergoing ahead of his World Cup debut, for which he is expected to be available.

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