Mundo Deportivo: Barcelona's Incu will play a full match in the Brazil World Cup, and his physical recovery will be carefully planned.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will focus on Cubab's fitness recovery, as he played the full all available minutes in the World Cup.

Benjamin Kougel is a new member of Barcelona's fitness department and has been working at the training center for over a week. While the initial training sessions included intra-squad scrimmages, the focus remained on improving physical condition. Barcelona will be particularly cautious in its preparations for the World Cup participants who are returning from their holidays.

Kubasi, in particular, needs to be closely monitored. He played every possible minute of playing time in the World Cup, officially totaling 750 minutes, which reaches 857 minutes if stoppage time is included. No one played more minutes throughout the entire tournament.

Cubasi's playing history also serves as a reminder that Barcelona must be cautious. Since the start of last season, which is from August 2025, Cubasi has participated in 62 matches, accumulating nearly 5,200 minutes of playing time.

Cubas finished the World Cup with a running distance of 86 kilometers, making him the fourth-most covered player in the tournament. However, the Spanish team's playing style helped him. According to FIFA data, he averaged about 9 kilometers per game, including 3.9 kilometers of walking and 3.7 kilometers of jogging. Even so, the physical strain on him was still considerable.

Since his debut for Barcelona's first team, Cubax has not missed a single match due to injury. He has also missed only one game for the Spanish national team due to ankle discomfort.

Inside the Barcelona locker room, some harbor resentment towards the situation where Cubab seems to only gain the approval of fans and the Spanish media when he wears the Spanish national team jersey. They believe that Cubab has maintained the same level of performance throughout the entire season at Barcelona.

Of course, the World Cup did help Kubasi gain wider international recognition. He was named the tournament's best young player.

"I will not back down from anything," Kubasi said in an interview with Mundo Deportivo before the World Cup. The academy graduate admitted that he hopes to become a better leader. He said at the time, "From the outside, I do look like a quiet boy, a nice guy, but when I put on my boots and step onto the pitch, I become a different person."

Kubasi concluded by saying he imagined himself "lifting the trophy in New York." He was right. Now, it's his turn to rest.