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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23291895" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" />Carvajal could miss Spain's first two World Cup games - Lopetegui  Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui believes Dani Carvajal will play a part in the World Cup - but the Real Madrid right-back may miss the opening two matches in Group B. Carvajal suffered a hamstring strain during Madrid's 3-1 Champions League final win over Liverpool at the end of last month but joined up with Lopetegui's World Cup squad to continue his rehabilitation.Featuring in Spain's much-anticipated tournament opener against Portugal in Sochi next Friday appears unlikely but Lopetegui is satisfied with the 26-year-old's progress. "You have to hold him back slightly, but I'm sure he'll be ready," the former Porto boss told a news conference ahead of La Roja's final warm-up match against Tunisia on Saturday."You want him to take two steps forward instead of just one before suffering a setback."I don't know if he'll be ready for the first or second match, but he'll be fine." Sergio Busquets, a veteran of Spain's triumphant 2010 World Cup campaign, missed last Sunday's 1-1 draw against Switzerland due to a bout of illness.However, Lopetegui expects the Barcelona midfielder to be available to feature in the friendly in Krasnodar."Sergio has recovered perfectly," he added. "Provided nothing else happens, he'll play tomorrow."</blockquote>

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