A few hours after the victory of France against Australia in the World Cup, the absence of Lucas Hernández for the rest of the competition is confirmed
The left side of France🇧🇷 Lucas Hernandez, is out of the World Cup. The player was injured right at the beginning of the debut game, against Australiaand after undergoing medical examinations, he found an injury to the cruciate ligament of his knee, defining the end of his participation in the competition.
The move took place at the moment of the opposing goal, when Goodwin scored. Previously, the defender was dribbled by the opponent and was injured when trying to make the move back to the shot. Substituted for the moment, 12 minutes into the first half, Hernández will not play for his team again in this edition of the World Cup.
This is the seventh French absence from the tournament, which has already Benzema🇧🇷 Maginan🇧🇷 Kante🇧🇷 nkunku🇧🇷 Kimpembe and pogba🇧🇷 Despite this, it is the first with the competition already in progress, which takes away the coach’s chance Deschamps call another athlete to his place, since the deadline was up to 24 hours before the debut.
With his debut in the French national team in 2018, Lucas participated in the Eurocup, in which the team was eliminated for the Switzerland in the round of 16, and was coming to his first appearance with his brother, in a tournament of great importance. Incidentally, the very Theo Hernández should be the substitute in the starting lineup.
Already without the full-back, France continues in the competition and is now preparing to face Denmark, next Saturday, the 26th, at 4 pm (Brasília time), for the second round of the World Cup. With the victory in the debut, the team is in the first position isolated and three points conquered.
Source: sportbuzz
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