Spot for a guard at the World Cup (4)

I believe the answer is:

shin

(Other definitions for shin that I've seen before include "Bone at front of lower leg" , "letter from Israel" , "Part of the lower leg" , "kick" , "Climb" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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