Defender has to go out
DFB star’s injury concerns – bad suspicion
Updated June 21, 2026 – 1:10 amReading time: 2 minutes
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There is a personnel blow during the first half of the German team’s second appearance. Nico Schlotterbeck suddenly has to be treated. After the game there are fears.
A very difficult first half for them German national team against the Ivory Coast: We went into the break 0-1 and Franck Kessie shocked them DFB eleven With his goal in the 30th minute, the lead for the Ivorians was not undeserved after the game.
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But the national coach added to the deficit Julian Nagelsmann also another personnel blow: defenders Nico Schlotterbeck injured himself.
The 11th minute of the game Toronto: The central defender suddenly sits on the grass. teammate Jonathan Tah helps him up again, but Schlotterbeck is visibly injured and runs unevenly. But he wants to keep trying.
The 14th minute of the game: Schlotterbeck sits on the grass again, this time in his own box. The DFB staff run onto the field and treat the defensive player. He appears to have pain in his left ankle.
The 16th minute of the game: Schlotterbeck is ready again and comes back onto the lawn. He appears to be biting his teeth. But Nagelsmann sends someone outside Antonio Rüdiger and Waldemar Anton To be on the safe side, to warm up.
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Schlotterbeck held out until the break, struggled – and managed the remaining minutes without any major individual mistakes, and he wasn’t to blame for the 0-1 result. But then it finally didn’t go any further. The 26-year-old stayed in the dressing room, Nagelsmann switched to central defense. Antonio Rüdiger came into the game for him in the second half of the game.
After the game, Nagelsmann gave an update: “He has something in his inner ligament, I don’t know what yet,” said the national coach. “He has to go to the hospital tomorrow MRIunfortunately it doesn’t look that good.” According to Magenta TV, there is even a suspicion of a torn medial ligament – that would mean the end of the World Cup for Schlotterbeck. An exact diagnosis is still pending. Schlotterbeck missed almost six months last year due to a torn meniscus in his left knee.