Barcelona teenager Alejandro Balde referred to as up for Spain’s FIFA World Cup squad after Jose Gaya pulls out

FIFA World Cup 2022: Barcelona teenager Alejandro Balde has acquired his first World Cup call-up after Spanish left-back Jose Gaya was compelled to tug out of the competitors as a result of an ankle harm.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 18, 2022 20:30 IST

Alejandro Balde controls the ball for FC Barcelona. (Courtesy: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: FC Barcelona teenager Alejandro Balde has earned his first ever FIFA World Cup call-up on the age of 19. Spain introduced their resolution on Friday, 18 November after Jose Gaya pulled out of the match as a result of an ankle harm. Gaya, who performs as a left-back within the Spanish crew received injured in coaching selling Spain to make a fast resolution.

The crew announce an announcement stated that Gaya suffered a low-grade lateral sprain in his proper ankle whereas coaching in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday and can return to Spain in a while Friday.

Spain registered a pleasant 3-1 win over Jordan in a warm-up recreation on Thursday, six days earlier than they face Costa Rica of their World Cup opener. Luis Enrique’s facet are additionally as a result of play Germany and Japan in Group E.

Alejandro Balde can be Gaya’s substitute within the squad for the 2010 world champions, with the 19-year-old incomes his first senior call-up. Balde performs as a left-back at FC Barcelona and is one in every of their brightest abilities to return out of their academy within the current occasions. Balde has the distinctive means to play in either side of the pitch and has the lungs to make explosive runs.

Balde has been recurrently chosen for the Barcelona first crew within the occasions of disaster of the membership. The participant has been taking part in at proper again within the LaLiga, with the membership at present on the prime of the LaLiga desk with 37 factors from 14 video games.

Spain play their first recreation towards Costa Rica on 23 November.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Nov 18, 2022