Official: Huizen left the team early due to muscle discomfort and missed Spain s final round match against Türkiye

Hupu News on November 17th The Spanish Football Association officially confirmed that Real Madrid central defender Heizen has withdrawn from the current Spanish national team training camp early due to muscle problems and will miss the final game of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Turkey.

The announcement emphasized: "As always, the team gives priority to the health of the players at all times, and the Spanish Football Federation has made the decision to let the players leave the team." The report pointed out that Yamal and Nico Williams missed the current national team due to pubic injuries, and the technical team did not intend to take any risks on the health of the players.

Heizen felt unwell in Real Madrid's first league game, and then recovered for a time, and was therefore included in the current Spanish team's squad. He also participated in joint training normally during this week's training camp, including the open training session at the Las Rosas base, until he felt muscle discomfort again on Friday afternoon and was unable to play against Georgia. As coach De La Fuente said, the Spanish team's medical team has been in constant communication with the Real Madrid medical team.

After confirming that Huizen would not be able to make it to the game against Turkey, the Spanish Football Association finally decided to let the player leave the team early to concentrate on recuperating from his injury. Coach De la Fuente will not add any more central defenders. Spain will only have three central defenders, Kubalsi, Laporte and Vivian, to face the final game of this group.