Luis de la Fuente has confirmed that Lamine Yamal will be in “perfect physical condition” for Sunday’s World Cup final despite taking a “hard knock” during Spain’s semifinal victory over France.
Yamal came into the tournament nursing a hamstring issue which prematurely ended his club season for Barcelona. After gradually building his way through the longest World Cup ever put together, with his allotted minutes increasing in each group game, Spain’s teenage phenom has been creeping towards his best form in the knockout stages.
