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Estevao Shares Injury Update After Being Forced to Miss 2026 World Cup

Chelsea gem Estêvão suffered a heartbreaking injury that dashed his 2026 World Cup dreams, yet the teenager recently revealed his recovery is progressing extremely quickly, jokingly saying, ”I can even play again now.”

The 2026 World Cup will be missing one of the world’s most exciting young talents in the 19-year-old Brazilian, who tore his hamstring in Chelsea’s match against Manchester United on April 18.

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