The star of the Spanish national team and Barcelona Lamine Yamal has been called up by La Roja for the decisive matches Against Georgia and Turkey, where the Spanish national team must ratify direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
because of Discomfort in the pubic area that the young man suffers from A few weeks ago, the Royal Spanish Football Federation made the decision Release the athlete from this call“, the agency announced in a statement.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) was harsh in the statement and expressed its “disapproval”. Surprise and discomfort After learning at 1:47 p.m. On Monday, November 10, the day of the start of the official training camp with the national team, player Lamin Yamal underwent interventional radiofrequency surgery to treat pubic pain that same morning.
“This action has been implemented Without prior communication with the team’s medical team He added, “The details of this were not known except through a report received at 10:40 pm yesterday, stating that the medical recommendation was to rest for 7-10 days.”
Shortly after, the Spanish Football Federation announced the appointment of the coach Luis de la Fuente recalled Rayo Vallecano’s Jorge de Frutos To play the last two matches of the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which will pit the Spanish national team against Georgia in Tbilisi and against Türkiye in Seville.
This is not the first time that Barcelona and the Spanish Football Federation have clashed over Lamine YamalWho was injured during the FIFA appointment last September.
After that incident, La Roja’s coach accused Barcelona’s coach, Hansi Flick, of treason Not caring about their players After Yamal was injured, he played the first two qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Turkey.
De la Fuente responded that he expected “more sympathy” from Flick, the former German coach, and last week defended Lamine’s invitation even though he still felt uncomfortable.
“I think it is in excellent condition. His coach said he’s ready to play football, he’s getting his form back and we’re celebrating that. It will be here for as long as we deem appropriate. “We have a lot at stake and we want to have the best players with us,” the coach said. His opinion is based on a specific fact: Yamal has started in the Blaugrana club’s last six matches.
The current European champions lead Group 5 of the European classification with 12 points, three ahead of Turkey and on goal difference in their favor (they won 6-0 in the first leg), so a direct pass – the first in the group – is within reach.
Meanwhile, de la Fuente commented on Tuesday that he had never faced a situation like the dismissal of Lamine Yamal from the national team due to… Invasive radiofrequency procedure To treat pubic discomfort, procedures performed “outside the union.”
He added: “There are measures taking place outside the Union and we must accept them. It’s not very normal and I’ve never encountered a situation like this before.. I was as surprised as everyone else. “You don’t have any news or know any details, especially regarding a health problem, and it’s surprising,” the Spanish coach said about the young player’s recall from the national team, in an excerpt from the interview conducted on Tuesday with RNE (Spanish National Radio).