As the 2026 World Cup approaches, a little uncertainty surrounds Luca Zidane. The starting goalkeeper of the Algeria team during the last African Cup of Nations has not played since April 26. During Granada’s defeat at home against Almeria (2-4), the second son of “Zizou” was hit in the head and, victim of a double fracture of the jaw and chin, he was forced to have an operation. A hard blow as the player trained at Real Madrid had a good second half of the season with his club in Liga 2.
A month later, the news is rather reassuring for the 27-year-old goalkeeper since he has resumed training in Andalusia but wearing a mask. His coach Pacheta does not want to revive the former U20 tricolor this Sunday against Mirandes (6:30 p.m.). And Luca Zidane should not play the last match of the segunda division next Saturday against Sporting Gijon, as indicated by the media Mas. Granada no longer plays anything at the end of the season, occupying 14th place in the ranking (out of 22).
Luca Zidane will not play again with Granada
If his season with Granada is visibly over, Luca Zidane has a good chance of returning to the Greens immediately. Vladimir Petkovic, the coach of the Algerian team, should summon four goalkeepers to ensure the blow in the event of failure of the native of Marseille. Melvin Mastil (Stade Nyonnais, in Swiss D2) and Oussama Benbot (USM Alger) will be the other two goalkeepers for the Fennecs, as indicated Foot Mercato. The identity of the fourth remains unknown.
The Algerians led by Riyad Mahrez or the new Bundesliga crack Ibrahim Maza will play two friendly matches against the Netherlands and Bolivia. Their first match is a great match against Argentina, on June 16 in Kansas City (3 a.m. in France). Algeria will then have to take points against Jordan and Austria in Group J of this North American World Cup.
