On November 3, a worrying piece of news came: Marca revealed that Real Sociedad's top scorer Oyarzaval may not be involved in Spain's crucial World Cup qualifying showdown with Sweden due to injury.
Recall that on October 15, Oyarzaval unfortunately pulled a muscle during a fight and was originally expected to be out for three weeks. However, it appears today that his recovery is not progressing well. Since then, Oyarzaval has missed a number of Real Sociedad matches, including this week's matches against Storm Graz (UEFA Europa League) and Osasuna (La Liga). Although Spanish national team manager Enrique is banking on him to make a comeback for the World Qualifiers in the middle of this month, Oyarzaval's absence seems more likely today.
In Group B of the European zone of the World Qualification Tournament, Spain accumulated 13 points in six matches, following the top-ranked Sweden, only two points behind. It is worth mentioning that there is only one direct qualifying spot in this group.
Here are the fixtures for Spain's next two World Cup matches (BST, home team ahead):
Nov 12 03:45 Greece vs Spain
Nov 15 03:45 Spain vs Sweden
