India, June 14 -- Lamine Yamal continues to regain fitness as Spain heads to their FIFA World Cup opener against Cape Verde. The Barcelona winger spent the last few games of the 2025-26 club season due to a hamstring issue that he picked up while taking a penalty in April. He has shown significant improvement over the last few weeks, with sights set on the World Cup. Recent reports suggest that the decision has been made about where Yamal would play in the opening match against Cape Verde. The Spaniard recently trained with the rest of the national team at a full session, sparking hopes for a comeback.

Is the Barcelona star fit to play?

Lamine Yamal has been recovering rapidly, as Spanish head coach Luis de la Fuente hopes to have him b...