Injury-hit Spain facing winger crisis ahead of World Cup knockout stages

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-nico/Cp7lcVjJ/"]Williams[/a] was ‌forced off with a groin problem, while winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-yeremi/8fnHDvMe/"]Pino[/a] needed ‌treatment late in the second half after hurting ‌his shoulder, although he managed to finish the match.[/p][p]According to head coach Luis de la Fuente, Williams had: [b]"A slight discomfort. It might be a strain, or maybe ‌just fatigue." [/b][/p][p][b]"The worst ‌part is the tremendous pain we feel over what's happening with ​Yeremy - he might miss the (rest of the) World Cup," [/b]he added, defining what Pino did ​as "heroic".[/p][p]Despite De la Fuente’s prognosis being pessimistic on Friday - when the coach said Pino had probably broken his ⁠collarbone - the results ​of tests conducted on Saturday ruled out a fracture, diagnosing a sprain instead.[/p][embed guid="51807476-ac08-4198-8eda-7ba9ecebefdc" url="https://x.com/SEFutbol/status/2070730816129302934" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Nico Williams has suffered a muscle injury in his right adductor following a hard collision during ‌the match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a],"[/b] the RFEF statement said. [b]"Both injuries are moderate, and their recovery will determine their availability."[/b][/p][p]Spain arrived at the tournament with doubts over Williams and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a], who sustained hamstring injuries in April. While Yamal has recovered steadily, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/munoz-victor/EBMXXrd3/"]Victor Munoz[/a], who recently signed for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/osasuna/ETdxjU8a/"]Osasuna[/a], is still waiting to make his tournament debut due to a leg ‌muscle injury, leaving De la Fuente short of natural ​options out wide.[/p][p]If Williams, Pino and Munoz are ‌unavailable, he could return [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gavi/xrV9v8CU/"]Gavi[/a] to the left wing, as he did in Spain's goalless draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a].[/p][p]Another possibility is shifting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] to the left, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torres-ferran/AVAVLaLt/"]Ferran Torres[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iglesias-borja/0vQciH42/"]Borja Iglesias[/a] starting ⁠at centre forward ⁠and Yamal on the ‌right wing.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]