Lamine Yamal injury update offers Spain World Cup hope

SportFootballLamine Yamal injury update offers Spain World Cup hopeYamal was forced off with a hamstring injury during Barcelona’s win over Celta Vigo on Wednesday, sparking fears over his World Cup statusLuke Baker Thursday 23 April 2026 13:30 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963539","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/lamine-yamal-injury-update-spain-world-cup-2026-barcelona-b2963539.html","title":"Lamine Yamal injury update offers Spain World Cup hope"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4106","index":0}Lamine Yamal should be fit for the World Cup (AP)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Lamine Yamal is set to be sidelined for the remainder of the season but should be fit for this summer’s World Cup, according to his club side Barcelona.Spain were left sweating...