Just before the World Cup final, Spain sweat on two stars | OneFootball

There are only three days left until the World Cup final. For the showdown with Argentina, Spain are sweating over the fitness of two key players. Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro were unable to train with the team on Thursday and only completed a special recovery program.

Both picked up minor knocks in the semifinal against France and were therefore told to take it easy, as the Spanish federation RFEF announced. The expectation is that both will gradually return to team training from Friday.

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Yamal is dealing with several issues. For one, he suffered a bruise to his right ankle after an awkward landing in the final action of the match, and he was also again wearing a bandage on the thigh that had already been bothering him before the World Cup. Porro is believed to have a minor strain, also in the thigh. An appearance on Sunday cannot be ruled out, but it is far from certain.

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