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KOB World Cup 2026 news hub
World Cup 2026 team news, injuries, lineups and fantasy updates
KOB tracks the football news that actually changes a fantasy team, predictor pick or mini-league decision. Injuries, illness, visas, likely lineups, squad rumours and debunked stories are checked, dated and labelled.
Confirmed = strong source or official line. Rumour = useful but not locked. Debunked = false or corrected.
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AP/ESPN: Messi sits out Argentina’s Honduras win with muscle fatigue/hamstring-strain management
Lionel Messi missed Argentina’s 2-0 Honduras warm-up while managing muscle and hamstring fatigue. Keep him in fantasy pools, but avoid blind captaincy or exact-score calls that assume full Messi minutes until Argentina give a clear fitness update.
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