France‘s Delphine Cascarino will miss the World Cup after her membership Lyon mentioned on Thursday that she could be sidelined for “several months” after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament.
Cascarino, who has made 56 appearances for France, ruptured her proper ACL in a league win over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
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“[Cascarino] underwent tests in midweek, which … revealed a partial rupture of the right anterior cruciate ligament,” Lyon mentioned in a press release. The French membership added that the winger might want to endure reconstructive surgical procedure and will likely be out “for several months”.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to take part in the World Cup this summer with my team mates, whom I’ll be supporting from here,” Cascarino mentioned on Instagram.
France, who’re additionally with out Marie-Antoinette Katoto, will likely be seeking to win their maiden World Cup at this yr’s showpiece occasion, which is being co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia from July 20-Aug. 20.
They start their marketing campaign in Group F towards Jamaica on July 23 earlier than dealing with Brazil and Panama.
France will not be the one crew to be hit by main accidents forward of the World Cup.
The U.S. ladies’s nationwide crew, winners of the final two World Cups, will likely be with out forwards Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario as a consequence of knee accidents.
European champions England, in the meantime, will certainly be lacking captain Leah Williamson and ahead Fran Kirby whereas Euro 2022 participant of the event Beth Mead can also be unlikely to be match after injuring her ACL final December.