Spanish stars Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro trained separately from their teammates on Thursday, July 17, 2026, local time during the team's first training session in New Jersey, but are expected to be ready to play in the 2026 World Cup final against Argentina at MetLife Stadium.
The right-back and right-winger, who played 84 and 90 minutes respectively in Spain's semi-final victory over France, finished the game heavily exhausted and suffered some physical problems.
The Tottenham defender was replaced in the 85th minute against France after suffering a muscular discomfort. La Roja coach Luis de la Fuente said the defender had a muscular overload and would undergo further evaluation before the final.
ESPN reported that both players are expected to be available for the match on Monday, July 20, 2026, early morning WIB. Their separate training was carried out as a precaution and part of workload management.
Lamine Yamal has played 496 minutes and has been a starter in every 2026 World Cup match, except against Cape Verde.
De la Fuente said after the game against France that the Barcelona star was fine.
"As far as I know, Lamine did not suffer serious injuries. I just spoke with the medical staff and everything seemed positive," he said.
Meanwhile, Porro started in five of the seven matches Spain played at the 2026 World Cup. He beat Marcos Llorente for the starting right-back position and has played for 444 minutes, scoring in the last 32 against Austria and again against France in the semi-finals.
Spain will only play their second outdoor match at the 2026 World Cup. As is known, most of the northeastern United States is shrouded in smoke from Canadian wildfires, which trigger health warnings, but rain over the weekend is expected to help clear the weather in time for the finals in New Jersey.
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