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Real Madrid’s eight-year streak of having at least one player in the World Cup final is on shaky ground after Spain’s squad—missing all but one Real Madrid name—snagged Marc Cucurella right before the tournament. But here’s the twist: Cucurella was still officially a Chelsea player when Spain selected him, and FIFA rules mean he counts as a Chelsea player for this World Cup. That could mean Real Madrid’s historic run ends here, despite the club treating him as their own. A technicality, maybe, but one that’s already rewriting the record books.

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