Knee injury in Leipzig’s French: Nkunku has to do without the World Cup

Status: 11/15/2022 11:32 p.m

France international Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig is out for the World Cup in Qatar at short notice because of a sprained left knee.

the Team Tricolore confirmed late on Tuesday evening (November 15, 2022) after an X-ray examination that the World Cup was over, one day before the world champion left for Qatar to defend his title. The 25-year-old striker was previously out of training after being hit on his left leg Clairefontaine broken off and left the place limping.

Next failure after Pogba, Kante and Kimpembe

The world champion has to rely on his stars due to injury Presnel Kimpembe (Paris St Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus Turin) and N’Golo Kante (F.C Chelsea) dispense, too Ballon d’Or-Winner Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) was recently injured. France meet Australia (22nd November), Denmark (26th) and Tunisia (30th) in Group D at the World Cup

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