{"id":52393,"date":"2026-05-20T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52393"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:30:56","slug":"official-fermin-lopez-completes-surgery-set-to-miss-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/official-fermin-lopez-completes-surgery-set-to-miss-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez completes surgery, set to miss World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona and Spain midfielder Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez has undergone <b>successful surgery<\/b> on a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, ruling him out of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to reports from Fabrizio Romano and the club.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old La Masia graduate sustained the injury during Barcelona\u2019s 3-1 La Liga victory over Real Betis on Sunday, where he was substituted at half-time. Club medical tests confirmed the fracture, leading to surgery performed at Hospital de Barcelona under Dr. Antoni Dalmau Coll.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona issued an official statement: \u201cFerm\u00edn suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot\u2026 He will undergo surgery.\u201d Recovery is expected to take <b>4-8 weeks<\/b> or up to three months, making participation in the summer tournament impossible.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A key figure for both club and country, L\u00f3pez has impressed with his energy, technical ability, and versatility in midfield. He played a notable role in Spain\u2019s Euro 2024 success and has become an important squad player under Hansi Flick at Bar\u00e7a.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This injury represents a significant blow to Spain\u2019s World Cup preparations and to Barcelona as they plan for the new season. Fans have flooded social media with messages of support, wishing the young talent a speedy recovery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Update<\/b>: L\u00f3pez shared a photo from his recovery, giving a thumbs-up while resting with his foot elevated, confirming the procedure is complete.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Football fans worldwide are hoping for a strong return for this promising talent. Stay tuned for more updates on Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez\u2019s recovery timeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona and Spain midfielder Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez has undergone successful surgery on a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, ruling\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":52397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[661,3724,4057],"class_list":["post-52393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-barcelona","tag-fermin-lopez","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52393","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\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52395,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52393\/revisions\/52395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}