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<\/p>\nLamine Yamal has been released from the Spain squad for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches after undergoing treatment, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The federation’s medical team announced “their surprise and upset” after discovering on Monday that the 18-year-old “had undergone an invasive radiofrequency procedure to treat his pubic discomfort that same morning”, a statement Tuesday said.<\/p>\n
Yamal had been due to report for international duty on Monday for the start of the Spain team’s training camp.<\/p>\n
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“This procedure was performed without prior notification to the national team’s medical staff, who only learned of the details through a report received… last night (Monday),” the statement added.<\/p>\n
The recommended recovery time after such a procedure is seven to 10 days, according to the RFEF statement, with the federation deciding “to release the player from the current squad” to prioritise Yamal’s “health, safety and well-being”.<\/p>\n
The Barcelona star has suffered from a groin problem in recent weeks and was forced to miss Spain’s last round of qualifiers in October.<\/p>\n
Spain top Group E with a 100 per cent record after four outings, and can book their spot at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico over the next two matchdays.<\/p>\n
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They take on Georgia on Saturday in Tbilisi, before welcoming Turkey to Seville on 18 November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lamine Yamal has been released from the Spain squad for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches after…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,43],"tags":[46,71,48,49,50,58,53,68],"class_list":["post-5584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","category-sports","tag-africa","tag-champions-league","tag-feature","tag-human-interest","tag-international","tag-national","tag-soccer","tag-sport","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n