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Algeria’s Luca Zidane doubtful for World Cup after chin and jaw fracture
Key takeaways
- Algera’s first-choice goalkeeper collided with a player during a Spanish league match, breaking his chin and jaw.
- The son of former France great Zinedine Zidane was taken off with a concussion after colliding with an opponent during his team’s 4-2 home defeat by Almeria on Sunday.
- “The player, in consultation with the club’s medical staff, will decide in the coming hours on the course of treatment to be followed,” the club said in a statement late Monday.
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Algera’s first-choice goalkeeper collided with a player during a Spanish league match, breaking his chin and jaw.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Luca Zidane is Algeria's first-choice goalkeeper [Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)By AFPPublished On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane is doubtful for the World Cup after suffering a jaw and chin fracture while playing for his club Granada in Spain’s second-tier football league.
The son of former France great Zinedine Zidane was taken off with a concussion after colliding with an opponent during his team’s 4-2 home defeat by Almeria on Sunday.
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