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6 July 2026

The knockout stages of

World Cup

2026 are in full swing, meaning teams will be praying not to suffer any untimely injury setbacks in their quest for global glory.

Some of the big injury sagas heading into the tournament have come to happy endings, with Lamine Yamal now a regular fixture for

Spain

after returning to full fitness, while injury-ridden Neymar was able to get some minutes in what will likely be his final

, before Brazil’s elimination at the hands of Norway.

However, many nations are still sweating over major concerns to top players.

England

have been without

Reece James for their last three matches

, with this blow turning into a full-blown injury crisis at right-back after Djed Spence and Jarell Quansah also reporting issues.

Spain have also been dealing with a double injury blow after wingers

Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino suffered setbacks

during their third group outing against Uruguay, while France’s Aurelien Tchouameni and Morocco star

Ismael Saibari

have also been dealt fresh issues as of late.

See below for a full list of key injuries at this year’s

James has been out of action for

for their last three

outings, once again unable to feature in their stunning round of 16 win over Mexico as he recovers from a hamstring problem.

His absence has been compounded by injuries to right-back alternatives in the

squad though he will hope to return to fitness against Norway in the quarter-finals.

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Reece James of

in the group stage (PA Wire)

The Crystal

Palace

winger suffered a collarbone injury against Uruguay and there were fears he could miss the rest of the tournament.

Those were allayed when

said X-rays showed Pino had not sustained a fractured collar bone but an acromioclavicular sprain.

It meant he was able to return to the squad for Spain’s round of 32 win over Austria but did not feature off the bench.

Yeremy Pino suffered a collarbone injury against Uruguay (Reuters)

The injuries are suddenly piling up for

La Roja

after Williams suffered a groin problem in the win over Uruguay.

“Today is one of the worst days of my life,” Williams posted on social media. “I am injured again after a very difficult year. Yesterday, I suffered a new injury following an incident where a fellow professional acted out of frustration, unhappiness, and sadness over the situation he was going through. In my opinion, it was a play that could have been avoided, as it was completely unnecessary. But this won’t stop me.”

Like Pino, he was able to return to the bench against Austria but did not feature off it.

Nico Williams in

training at the

(Reuters)

Brentford midfielder Henderson has been ruled out for the

after sustaining a freak injury in the aftermath of England’s win over Mexico.

Henderson leaped over the advertising hoarding but fell awkwardly and snapped his arm. He will require surgery and miss the rest of the tournament.

Jordan Henderson was stretchered away after breaking his arm (PA)

Morocco star man Saibari was forced off with a suspected hamstring strain in their round of 16 win over Canada, sparking fears that he may be absent from the Atlas Lions’ mammoth quarter-final with France.

He will be in a race against time to make fitness with Morocco still uncertain of the severity.

Ismael Saibari was forced off injured for Morocco (Getty)

Amid a growing injury crisis for

, Spence was said to be a doubt for their win over Mexico after picking up a muscular niggle.

However, he was brought on in the second half of that clash after Jarell Quansah - who himself had just returned from injury - was sent off.

(Getty)

Argentina have been dealt potentially another defensive injury blow after Medina hobbled off after picking up a calf problem in their last-32 clash with Cape Verde.

That match saw the return of Cristian Romero after the Tottenham centre-back suffered a knee injury in the group stage, but Lionel Scaloni may have another headache to deal with after Medina’s withdrawal.

(AP)

France were without midfielder Tchouameni for their round of 16 clash with Paraguay due to a thigh problem.

He is now in a race against time to make fitness for the quarter-final tie with Morocco.

Aurelien Tchouameni of France (Reuters)

Trusty was withdrawn during the USA’s group-stage defeat to Turkey after rolling his ankle “pretty bad”.

He eased fears of a serious injury by not needing a stretcher but the Celtic defender nevertheless missed their first knockout match, a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“I don't know. I can't really react to it,” he told Fox after full-time. “Honestly, I am in my head right now, I rolled my ankle a pretty bad.”

Auston Trusty was withdrawn against Turkey (Reuters)

New Liverpool signing Munoz has been absent for the entirety of the

so far after sustaining a calf injury in the build-up to the tournament. He then suffered a further setback when he was diagnosed with another muscular injury.

He is back on the pitch but is currently training alone.

New Liverpool signing Victor Munoz has not featured for

so far this

England were dealt their first real injury blow of the campaign before a ball was kicked when Newcastle defender Livramento was ruled out for the tournament with a calf injury.

Tuchel could have called up a raft of other full-back options,

including Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold

, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle’s Lewis Hall. However the

manager chose to bring Trevoh Chalobah, a centre-back, into the fold.

Livramento has since undergone surgery to deal with the issue.

England’s Tino Livramento has been ruled out of the

through injury (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)

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