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Spain duo Lamine Yamal & Pedro Porro train apart but set to be fit for World Cup final

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Spain's Lamine Yamal and ⁠Pedro Porro trained separately from the rest of the squad on Thursday as they ‌began preparations in New Jersey for Sunday's World Cup ‌final against Argentina.

[p]The pair lay on ‌the pitch at one of Red Bull New ‌York's training facilities during the opening session for ‌Luis de la Fuente's side.[/p][p]The Spanish football federation (RFEF) told Reuters that both players are expected to ‌be available for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/argentina-f9OppQjp/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=UgbUKPmT"]Sunday's match[/a] ⁠and that their ‌separate work was a precautionary measure as part of ​workload management.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="1a91e663-2a9d-4070-aa0a-2f63f19e5260" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="d72cad2b-c2e8-4f50-a655-df31ed312b61" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]De la Fuente said after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a]'s semi-final win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porro-pedro/nTebDzHC/"]​Porro[/a] had been carrying a knock. Reuters understands the full back has suffered a hamstring ⁠strain, although the ​problem is not considered serious.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine[/a]'s situation appears less concerning. De la Fuente said after the France match that the teenager had "nothing", but the ‌physical effects of his duel with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/digne-lucas/v9Ux4sua/"]Lucas Digne[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hernandez-theo/ATurLHr0/"]Theo Hernandez[/a] were visible the following day, with the forward nursing aches and bruises from a demanding match.[/p][p]Spain's priority is to ensure Yamal, Porro and the rest of the squad are as fresh as possible for the final.[/p][p]For the rest of ‌the squad, the 15 minutes of training open ​to the media passed without incident, ‌with the players relaxed and upbeat despite humid conditions and temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).[/p][image alt="Porro in Spain training today" id="dbc419ac-203e-4f36-9fdc-4363cb67b0d6" credit-line="IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters / Vincent Carchietta" guid="b241f5a5-6c21-4d57-91da-e2f367bbfa7b" original-width="2140" original-height="1420" /][p]Spain have three days to adjust to the heat and humidity ⁠before playing only ⁠their second outdoor ‌match of the tournament.[/p][infobox id="26ec99f9-a02b-4f65-8fba-1965818547a7" /]

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