{"id":52244,"date":"2026-05-18T19:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52244"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:47:05","slug":"fermin-lopez-set-to-miss-2026-world-cup-after-surgery-setback-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/fermin-lopez-set-to-miss-2026-world-cup-after-surgery-setback-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez set to miss 2026 World Cup after surgery setback: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Barcelona and Spain midfielder <strong>Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong> will miss the <strong>2026 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> following surgery, according to reports from Spanish outlets <em>Sport<\/em> and <em>Mundo Deportivo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Surgery Sidelines Ferm\u00edn for 4-8 Weeks<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The 22-year-old talent underwent surgery after sustaining an injury that will keep him out of action for <strong>four to eight weeks<\/strong>. This timeline effectively rules him out of Spain\u2019s preparations and participation in the 2026 World Cup, which is set to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Fabrizio Romano confirmed the development, citing reliable Spanish sources:<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cFerm\u00edn L\u00f3pez will miss the 2026 World Cup, Sport and Mundo Deportivo report. Barcelona midfielder\u2019s surgery means he will be out for 4 up to 8 weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Recovery Timeline and Return Date<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With a recovery period estimated between <strong>4 and 8 weeks<\/strong>, Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez is expected to return to training and matches sometime between late June and mid-July 2026, depending on the exact nature of the surgery and his rehabilitation progress. Barcelona\u2019s medical team will likely adopt a cautious approach to ensure full recovery and avoid re-injury.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The La Masia graduate broke into the first team and quickly earned praise for his maturity and technical quality. His ability to arrive late into the box and contribute goals has made him a valuable asset under different coaches. Injuries have occasionally interrupted his progress, making this latest setback a test of his resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona and Spain midfielder Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez will miss the 2026 FIFA World Cup following surgery, according to reports from Spanish\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4658],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-world-cup"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52248,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52244\/revisions\/52248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}