Winger Nico Williams has been pulled from the Spain squad due to a thigh injury, a tough blow confirmed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Thursday. This comes right after the 24-year-old European and world champion netted the fourth goal in Spain’s dominant 4-1 victory over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League just days ago.
A Left Thigh Knock Sends a World Champion Home
Williams was feeling discomfort in his left thigh right after that Croatia match in Seville. The RFEF kept a close eye on him during the day off, but the discomfort stuck around, keeping him out of Thursday’s training session. After medical tests, the call was made: Williams is out of the national team camp and will focus on his recovery. It’s a real bummer, especially when he was playing so well, putting the finishing touch on that big win.
Spain’s Perfect Start Faces a New Challenge
Spain, fresh off winning the World Cup in July, has been absolutely flying in the Nations League. They kicked things off with a huge 3-2 win against England at Wembley, then followed it up by crushing Croatia. That puts them on top of Group A3 with a perfect six points. With Williams out, the RFEF isn’t calling up a replacement, so the squad is down to 25 players. It’s a test for the depth of this world champion side, no doubt.
Spain is set to face the Czech Republic on Saturday, then makes another trip to Croatia on Tuesday. The team has been on a tear, but now they’ll have to keep that perfect record intact without one of their key goal scorers. It’s gonna be interesting to see how they adapt on the fly.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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