According to official news from the Spanish team, center back Heizen has withdrawn from the current national team roster due to a muscle injury. Subsequently, Real Madrid officially announced that Heizen suffered a flounder injury and the progress of the injury needs further observation.
So far, Spain’s national team roster for this month announced 5 days ago has seen three players withdraw from the squad due to injuries, including one forward, one midfielder, and one defender:
Yamal withdrew from the roster on October 4 due to pubic discomfort
Rodri withdrew from the squad on October 6 due to recurring knee injuries and hamstring discomfort
Huizen withdrew from the squad today due to soleus injury
At the same time, the Spanish team recruited Iglesias and Laporte as replacements.
Spain will play two World Cup qualifying European games this month: facing Georgia at home on October 12 and Bulgaria on October 15. Spain is currently ranked No. 1 in Group E of the European Zone in the World Preliminaries, having won all 2 games.
Spain October schedule↓
World Cup qualifying European Group E standings↓
