{"id":705126,"date":"2026-01-18T22:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/705126\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T22:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:30:17","slug":"2026-world-cup-spain-are-reportedly-concerned-by-a-compelling-issue-with-lamine-yamals-barcelona-and-dani-carvajals-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/705126\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup: Spain are reportedly concerned by a compelling issue with Lamine Yamal\u2019s Barcelona and Dani Carvajal\u2019s Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

After shining in the UEFA Nations League and Euro, Spain<\/strong><\/a> have established themselves as one of the best national teams in the world. Not only do they have promising young players of world-class caliber, but they also have experienced players in top form. With all this, they are one of the clear favorites for the 2026 World Cup<\/strong>. However, a supposed growing problem between Lamine Yamal<\/a>\u2018s Barcelona and Dani Carvajal\u2019s Real Madrid is worrying the whole team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix D\u00edaz of Diario AS, head coach Luis de la Fuente and his coaching staff are quite concerned about the existing tension between Barcelona players and Real Madrid<\/a> players<\/strong>. However, there is particular concern over the poor relationship between Lamine Yamal <\/strong>and Dani Carvajal<\/strong>, as both will share the right flank at the World Cup<\/a>, and an issue between them could damage the strong performances they have been delivering.<\/p>\n

While many believed the problem between Lamine and Carvajal had come to an end, the tense exchange involving the 18-year-old star and Dean Huijsen reignited the tension<\/a>. According to Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix D\u00edaz, the right-back attempted to speak with the winger during the medal ceremony but received a cold response.<\/strong> As a result, coach de la Fuente will reportedly work to eradicate any problem before the anticipated tournament.<\/p>\n

Lamine\u2013Carvajal tension may not derail Spain in the 2026 World Cup<\/p>\n

Since Barcelona<\/a>\u2018s Lamine Yamal debuted for the national team, Dani Carvajal has emerged as one of his strongest allies. They complement each other remarkably well on offense, with the fullback providing essential support on defense by covering for the young winger. Despite rumors of a strained relationship causing concern in Spain, history shows that teammates with personal issues can still perform effectively on the field.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jude Bellingham of England is tackled by Daniel Carvajal of Spain and Lamine Yamal of Spain.<\/p>\n

One of the most compelling examples is the dynamic between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Man\u00e9.<\/strong> Both excelled at Liverpool, yet acknowledged years later that they did not have a strong relationship off the pitch. Similarly, \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa and Gerard Piqu\u00e9 engaged in intense public exchanges<\/strong>, but successfully shared the same defensive line for Spain, contributing to victories in the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 UEFA Euro.<\/p>\n

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see also<\/p>\n

\u2018He can push me anytime, anywhere\u2019: Joan Garcia keeps 2026 FIFA World Cup dream alive as Barcelona keeper outsmarts everyone with one ridiculous viral moment (VIDEO)<\/p>\n

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This doesn\u2019t imply that Luis de la Fuente\u2019s efforts to improve the relationship between Lamine and Carvajal are futile. Instead, it suggests that effective dressing-room management can prevent personal issues from affecting on-field performance<\/strong>, since not all teammates need to be friends. Furthermore, both players have exhibited a strong connection on the pitch, a synergy likely to continue as they approach the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After shining in the UEFA Nations League and Euro, Spain have established themselves as one of the best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[199,2000,299,15217,544,104,1514],"class_list":{"0":"post-705126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-lamine-yamal","12":"tag-real-madrid","13":"tag-spain","14":"tag-world-cup"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115918472760676362","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}