Spain’s Ruiz has excluded from qualifications of the World Cup with leg injury

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabian Ruiz will miss the coming World Cup qualifications of Spain against Bulgaria and Turkey with a muscle injury, said the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Monday.

The 29-year-old arrived for international duty with «muscle discomfort in his left leg» after PSG’s 6-3 victory over Toulouse on Saturday.

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The RFEF said he left Spain’s training camp after medical tests.

The European champion will start his qualification location for next year’s World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada in Sofia on Thursday, before being confronted with Turkey in Konya on 7 September.

Published on September 1, 2025