DOHA (Reuters) - Germany winger Leroy Sane has suffered a knee injury and will miss their World Cup Group E opener against Japan, the team said on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old did not take part in their final training session in northern Qatar ahead of Wednesday's game in Doha and it was unclear how long he would be sidelined.
The Germans also play Spain on Nov. 27 before wrapping up their group matches against Costa Rica on Dec. 1. Four-times champions Germany, who suffered a shock first-round exit at the 2018 World Cup, also had striker Niclas Fuellkrug out for a few days with the flu but he has since returned to training.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Soccer-Germany gearing up to handle pressure in group opener against JapanDOHA (Reuters) - Germany go into their World Cup Group E opener against Japan on Wednesday knowing that this one game could potentially make or break their tournament hopes.
Read more »
Soccer-Germany ready to end long-term striker conundrumDOHA (Reuters) - Germany's eight-year experimentation in attack looks to be coming to an end at the World Cup in Qatar with coach Hansi Flick having opted to include natural centre forwards in his squad.
Read more »
Soccer-Japan's Mitoma preparing to hit Germany on the counter in openerDOHA (Reuters) - Japan's Kaoru Mitoma believes Germany could be vulnerable to the counter-attack when they meet a Samurai Blue side stacked with pacy attacking talent in their World Cup opener on Wednesday.
Read more »
Soccer-West Ham move has paid off, says Germany defender KehrerDOHA (Reuters) - Germany defender Thilo Kehrer's move to West Ham United has paid off with the player having featured in every league match since joining the Premier League club in an effort to nail down his World Cup spot.
Read more »
Soccer-Injury-hit France flirt with champions curse in Australia clashDOHA (Reuters) - The curse of the defending champions will hang over injury-hit France when they open their World Cup title defence in a group match against Australia on Tuesday - a repeat of the start to their triumphant 2018 campaign.
Read more »
Factbox-Soccer-Mexico v Poland World Cup 2022: kickoff time, venue, stats and oddsDOHA (Reuters) - Mexico play Poland in the World Cup in Doha on Tuesday.
Read more »