New Delhi, June 8 -- FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will miss Spain's final pre-World Cup friendly against Peru in Puebla, Mexico, on Monday. He will remain at Spain's base camp in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Yamal had sustained a partial hamstring tear on 22 April during Barcelona's match against Celta Vigo in the LaLiga.

He hasn't played competitive football since then, but Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente still chose him in the FIFA World Cup squad.

Spain will begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a match against Cape Verde in Atlanta on 15 June.

Fuente was optimistic that Yamal would play in Spain's FIFA World Cup opener, but he did not want to give any assurances.

"He is getting better fast, hitting all the targets earlier...