Doha, November 23 (QNA) - The French Football Federation announced that Lucas Hernandez will miss the rest of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 matches after sustaining a knee injury during the defending champions' 4-1 victory over Australia Tuesday in Group D.
The French Federation said in a statement that Hernandez had ruptured the cruciate ligament in the knee and would not continue the tournament.
The 26-year-old Bayern Munich player went out early after the opening attack of the Australian national team 9 and remained on the grass for two minutes, holding his knee.
Hernandez joined the list of injured in the French national team after Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Christopher Nkunku, Presnel Kimpembe, and goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
France will face Denmark in their next match on Saturday before meeting the Tunisian team on Nov. 30. (QNA)