In the early morning of November 16, Beijing time, the French men's football team announced that Leipzig scorer Nkunku was injured after colliding with Real Madrid midfielder Camavenga during training and withdrew from the French team's World Cup lineup. defending champion lost the general in the last match.
The French team announced that Nkunku was injured during the French team's training. The examination results showed that his injury was a sprained knee, so the players would not be able to participate in this World Cup. The French team has sent Nkunku's medical documents to FIFA . After FIFA verifies Nkunku's medical documents, the French team will announce the replacement player.
Enkunku, born in 1997, played as a striker and debuted at the Paris Saint-German youth training. In July 2019, he joined Leipzig Red Bull for a transfer fee of 13 million euros. In the past four seasons, he has maintained extremely high goal efficiency. This season, Nkunku made 17 goals and 1 assist 23 appearances. He was also recruited for Deschamps and was selected for the French men's football 26ers, but in the end he missed the World Cup at the last moment. Previously, another Leipzig scorer, Werner , also missed the chance to represent the German men's football team in the World Cup due to injury.
Previously, the French men's football team had lost two major midfielders, including Pogba and Kante. Milan goalkeeper Meinion was also absent due to injury. Jin Pengbe withdrew from the World Cup because of its recovery but failed to meet expectations, while the French team recruited Di Sasi and Turam Jr. to substitute. After Nkunku missed the World Cup, Deschamps should recruit another player to , Qatar . In this World Cup, France is in the same group as Denmark, Tunisia and Australia.