Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal expected to be fit for World Cup after hamstring injury

SportFootballBarcelona’s Lamine Yamal expected to be fit for World Cup after hamstring injuryThe 18-year-old Spain international was taken off in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Celta Vigo.Carl Markham Thursday 23 April 2026 16:07 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"7c5501c4-ec5e-4a99-8f3f-a4fc103e2513","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/lamine-yamal-fc-barcelona-celta-vigo-spain-real-madrid-b2963687.html","title":"Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal expected to be fit for World Cup after hamstring injury"}}Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal has been ruled out for the remainder of the domestic season with a hamstring injury (Joan Monfort/AP) (AP)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has been ruled out for the remainder of the LaLiga season with a hamstring injury but is expected to be fit for the Wor...