Dani Carvajal in race against time to make Spain World Cup squad, says De la Fuente

[p]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carvajal-daniel/rZh5FTHE/"]Carvajal[/a] is a ‌very important figure in our dressing room," De la Fuente told reporters on ‌Wednesday.[/p][p]"[b]I actually spoke with him ⁠yesterday, so ‌I’m aware of what’s going on. He ​doesn’t have a specific injury, nothing serious, but he needs ​time to get back to his usual level[/b].[/p][p]"[b]We’ll see in the remaining ⁠matches whether ​he truly gets the opportunity and delivers the performances[/b]."[/p][image alt="Carvajal LaLiga stats this season" id="4157c37a-c65b-469b-89f9-291fd09ab230" credit-line="Cesar Cebolla / Pressinphoto Sports Agency SL / Profimedia / Opta by StatsPerform" guid="23578013-c291-44b1-a627-9cb6e9c5a9df" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]De la Fuente added that Carvajal, who made just one appearance ‌for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] in 2025, would understand if he was left out of the squad for the World Cup, which is being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11th to July 19th.[/p][p]Carvajal, 34, is approaching the final weeks ‌of his contract with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a] and ​has struggled for game time this season ‌amid competition from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexander-arnold-trent/CEVJy6Bc/"]Trent Alexander-Arnold[/a].[/p][p]Spain begin their World Cup campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a] on June 15th and also face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saudi-arabia/biSY8ox4/"]Saudi Arabia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a] ⁠in Group ⁠H.[/p]