@mrworldcupIs it a coincidence or the football gods? Nuno Mendes (Portugal), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), William Saliba (France), and Lisandro Martínez & Cristian Romero (Argentina) were all injured before facing Spain in knockout stages. Every opponent of Spain in the knockout rounds lost a key defender. Is it luck or destiny?
Ver publicación originalFoto de @mrworldcup· Jul 23, 2026· Football
This is a sports news graphic featuring four different soccer players and coaches. Each section shows a player or players with text indicating they were injured in a specific match against Spain. The mood is serious and informative, typical of sports news. A notable detail is the "sportskeeda" watermark in the top right corner. ON-SCREEN TEXT: sportskeeda NUNO MENDES INJURED ROUND OF 16 VS SPAIN THIBAUT COURTOIS INJURED QUARTER-FINAL VS SPAIN WILLIAM SALIBA INJURED SEMI-FINAL VS SPAIN LISANDRO MARTÍNEZ & CRISTIAN ROMERO INJURED FINAL VS SPAIN
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Ver publicación originalFoto de @mrworldcup· Jul 23, 2026· Football
This is a sports news graphic featuring four different soccer players and coaches. Each section shows a player or players with text indicating they were injured in a specific match against Spain. The mood is serious and informative, typical of sports news. A notable detail is the "sportskeeda" watermark in the top right corner. ON-SCREEN TEXT: sportskeeda NUNO MENDES INJURED ROUND OF 16 VS SPAIN THIBAUT COURTOIS INJURED QUARTER-FINAL VS SPAIN WILLIAM SALIBA INJURED SEMI-FINAL VS SPAIN LISANDRO MARTÍNEZ & CRISTIAN ROMERO INJURED FINAL VS SPAIN
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