{"id":52459,"date":"2026-05-21T17:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52459"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:28:03","slug":"vinicius-junior-to-miss-remainder-of-real-madrid-season-for-world-cup-2026-preparation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/la-liga\/vinicius-junior-to-miss-remainder-of-real-madrid-season-for-world-cup-2026-preparation-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinicius Junior to miss remainder of Real Madrid season for World Cup 2026 preparation: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid star <strong>Vinicius Junior<\/strong> will not feature again for Los Blancos this season after picking up discomfort during their recent La Liga clash against Sevilla. According to reports from <strong>OKDiario<\/strong>, the club has granted the Brazilian forward permission to rest and focus on recovering ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">What Happened Against Sevilla?<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Vinicius played a key role in Real Madrid\u2019s 1-0 victory over Sevilla, scoring the only goal of the match in the first half. However, he was substituted in the 77th minute after showing signs of discomfort in his right leg. He was later seen limping as he left the stadium, sparking immediate concerns among fans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Despite the scare, the player himself downplayed the issue, telling reporters simply, <strong>\u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/strong> Real Madrid manager \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa described it as \u201cjust a niggle\u201d and \u201cnothing particularly serious,\u201d but the decision has been made to prioritize long-term fitness.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Smart Move for World Cup Aspirations<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, this precautionary rest makes perfect sense. Vinicius is expected to be one of Brazil\u2019s standout performers under coach Carlo Ancelotti, and ensuring he enters the tournament fully fit is a top priority for both player and national team.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid\u2019s season has had its challenges, and with limited remaining fixtures, giving their star attacker time to recharge avoids any risk of aggravating the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior will not feature again for Los Blancos this season after picking up discomfort during their\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4651],"tags":[3500],"class_list":["post-52459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","tag-vinicius-junior"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52459","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=52459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52461,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52459\/revisions\/52461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}