Algera\u2019s first-choice goalkeeper collided with a player during a Spanish league match, breaking his chin and jaw.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 28 Apr 2026<\/span>28 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane is doubtful for the World Cup after suffering a jaw and chin fracture while playing for his club Granada in Spain\u2019s second-tier football league.<\/p>\n The son of former France great Zinedine Zidane was taken off with a concussion after colliding with an opponent during his team\u2019s 4-2 home defeat by Almeria on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe player, in consultation with the club\u2019s medical staff, will decide in the coming hours on the course of treatment to be followed,\u201d the club said in a statement late Monday.<\/p>\n Reports in Spanish media said the 27-year-old underwent numerous tests after suffering a concussion from the collision. The tests confirmed \u201ca fracture in his jaw and chin\u201d, Spanish sports newspaper Marca said.<\/p>\n The player is expected to miss the rest of the season and could be out for even longer if he needs surgery.<\/p>\n Luca Zidane is Algeria\u2019s first-choice goalkeeper, and their back-up options, Anthony Mandrea and Melvin Mastil, are also currently out injured.<\/p>\n Zidane is the latest player to have sustained an injury in the run-up to the World Cup, which starts on June 11.<\/p>\n Algeria\u2019s World Cup campaign begins on June 16 against reigning champions Argentina.<\/p>\n Algera\u2019s first-choice goalkeeper collided with a player during a Spanish league match, breaking his chin and jaw. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane is doubtful for the World Cup after suffering a jaw and chin fracture while playing for his club Granada in Spain\u2019s second-tier football league. The son of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"INTERACTIVE-Football](\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-Venues-of-World-Cup-2026-1776670771.png?quality=80\")
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