Spain’s boss Luis de la Fuente has revealed that Lamine Yamal is in perfect condition but confirmed that the winger will start the opening World Cup match against Cape Verde on bench. Yamal suffered an injury while playing for Barcelona on April 22 and was scared to miss out on the World Cup.

However, Luis de la Fuente said Yamal is not yet to ready to play for the whole 90 minutes but he can definitely play for some minutes.

“The good news is that Lamine is in perfect condition,” De la Fuente said in a pre-match news conference in Atlanta on Sunday. “He’s arrived at this point in the state in which we wanted him to be. He’s fine, just like Nico [Williams] and Victor [Muñoz]. They’re all available, although some won’t play the entire game.”

Meanwhile, Williams and Muñoz are also struggling with injuries, although all three players participated in training on Sunday in Spain’s session at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.

“The doctors say Lamine can play tomorrow without any issues,” De la Fuente said. “Not to play 90 minutes, but to play some minutes, yes… The process [with Williams] is similar. They’ve been working together a lot of days, a lot of hours, and with the relationship they have, they’ve been happy. They could play, if we think the game demands it.”

The Spain’s coach revealed Spain left-back Marc Cucurella won’t be distracted by the recent reports regarding his potential move to Chelsea or Real Madrid.

“If it’s good news for Cucu, or someone else, we’ll celebrate it,” De la Fuente said. “I don’t talk about clubs, but if you ask me about Cucurella for the national team, he’s convincing… He’s been with us since he was 17, I know his performance, the quality and potential he has. He might be one of the best left-backs in the world, without doubt.”

Spain will take on Cape Verde on Monday.