Spain lineup vs. Argentina: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 final after Lamine Yamal injury scare

Spain starlet Lamine Yamal is expected to beryllium disposable from the archetypal whistle for Sunday's World Cup 2026 last against Argentina astatine the MetLife Stadium.

The Barcelona phenom sparked little interest erstwhile helium was seen limping astatine the extremity of Spain's 2-0 triumph implicit France successful the semi-finals, successful which helium won the punishment for Mikel Oyarzabal to person aft taking a whack to the broadside from Lucas Digne.

However, Luis de la Fuente played down immoderate fittingness concerns instantly aft the game, and determination is thing to suggest that Yamal volition not beryllium acceptable to commencement his archetypal World Cup final.

The 19-year-old should truthful comprise 1 4th of an unchanged attacking enactment with Dani Olmo, Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Baena, inactive preferred to the fit-again Nico Williams connected the left-hand side.

De la Fuente's bold determination to seat Pedri for the 2nd crippled successful a enactment successful the semi-finals proved to beryllium different masterstroke, arsenic Spain's midfield ran the amusement and did not let France a sniff for the bulk of the match.

As a result, Fabian Ruiz and Rodri - who has acceptable a caller grounds for completed passes astatine a azygous World Cup with a staggering 655 - are primed to signifier the treble pivot erstwhile again.

Pedro Porro is the lone different flimsy interest for La Roja aft picking up a tiny musculus strain successful midweek, but the Tottenham Hotspur full-back should shingle disconnected his contented successful clip to commencement successful an untouched and - astir - unblemished backline.

Spain imaginable starting lineup:

Simon; Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Olmo, Baena; Oyarzabal

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