France’s Delphine Cascarino will miss the World Cup after her club Lyon said she would be sidelined for “several months” with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Cascarino, who has made 56 appearances for France, was hurt in a league win over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
“(Cascarino) underwent tests in midweek, which … revealed a partial rupture of the right anterior cruciate ligament,” Lyon said in a statement.
The French club added that the winger would need reconstructive surgery and would 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 said on Instagram.
France, who are also without Marie-Antoinette Katoto, will be looking to win their first World Cup at this year’s showpiece event, which is being co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia from July 20-Aug. 20.
They begin their campaign in Group F against Jamaica on July 23, before facing Brazil and Panama.
USWNT’s Catarina Macario and England’s Leah Williamson will also miss this summer’s tournament after suffering ACL injuries.
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