At The 2026 FIFA World Cup, 7 Ways To Prevent Soccer Injuries
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- Healthcare At The 2026 FIFA World Cup, 7 Ways To Prevent Soccer Injuries By Bruce Y.
- It can seem like an obstacle, something that’s keeping you from doing what you want to do like score goals.
- “Using myself as a test case, I would have spoken up in that moment,” Altidore related.
Healthcare At The 2026 FIFA World Cup, 7 Ways To Prevent Soccer Injuries By Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science Follow Author Jun 14, 2026, 05:16pm EDTJun 14, 2026, 05:23pm EDTFormer U.S. men's national team striker Jozy Altidore celebrates with current USMNT player Tim Ream #13 after the United States defeated Paraguay 4-1 win to open their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D play in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alex Livesey - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)FIFA via Getty ImagesWith the 2026 FIFA World Cup having started in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, you could say that the game’s afoot. Or many games and many feet. But feet aren’t the only body parts at risk when it comes to playing football or what’s called soccer in the U.S. No, many different parts of the body can get hurt and, in turn, dramatically change the fortunes of any team on soccer’s biggest stage. So let’s go through a lucky seven things that players can do to protect themselves.
Pain can be, well, a pain. It can seem like an obstacle, something that’s keeping you from doing what you want to do like score goals. But longtime U.S. men’s national team striker Jozy Altidore warned against those “fight through pain” mantras that you may hear often. Pain is the body’s way of telling you that something’s not right.