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Spanish midfielder Fermín López will miss the World Cup with a broken right foot.
Barcelona said on Monday that the 23-year-old López will undergo surgery to treat the injury he suffered in the team’s Spanish league match on Sunday.
The club said: “López suffered a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot in the match against Betis. The player will undergo surgery.”
Barcelona did not give a time frame for Lopéz’s recovery, but he was not expected to be fit in time for next month’s World Cup. Spain will make its debut against Cape Verde on June 15 in Atlanta.
López was in Spain’s squad that won the European Championship in 2024, as well as in the under-23 team that won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He scored six goals at the Olympics, including two in the final against hosts France.
Report from the Associated Press.
