The French RB Leipzig player was hit in the left knee after contact with one of his teammates on Tuesday.
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The World Cup has not started but the France team continues to heal its wounds. After N’Golo Kanté, Paul Pogba, Mike Maignan or Presnel Kimpembe, it was Christopher Nkunku who in turn had to withdraw from the World Cup in Qatar (November 20 – December 18) after a shock in training. with one of his teammates. Hit in the left knee, the 23-year-old Frenchman had a thunderous start to the season with his club (12 goals and 2 assists in the league).
“The RB Leipzig striker had left the training session on Tuesday before its end, hit in the left knee. The radiological examinations taken in the evening unfortunately revealed that it was a sprain. Didier Deschamps recorded the withdrawal of Christopher Nkunku.A medical file has been sent to Fifa, a regulatory prerequisite for the replacement of an injured player in the group since the filing of the list, Monday at 7 p.m.The name of Christopher Nkunku’s replacement will be communicated once the medical file validated by Fifa”said the French Football Federation in a press release.