{"id":7655,"date":"2026-04-20T12:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/7655\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:39:25","slug":"france-star-out-of-world-cup-after-suffering-excruciating-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/7655\/","title":{"rendered":"France Star OUT of World Cup After Suffering Excruciating Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:HuffPost;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"HuffPost\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"168\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/huffpogreen_3240.png\"\/><\/a>Mon, April 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM UTC<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/74ac152cce013661e9684a136f6ba862.jpeg\"\/>Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support?utm_campaign=smartnews-rr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Support HuffPost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Support HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s\u00a0France\u00a0striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and the\u00a0World\u00a0Cup\u00a0after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Premier League club said last week.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old was forced off during the first half of\u00a0Liverpool&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint Germain at Anfield on Tuesday after slipping on the turf.\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0lost 2-0\u00a0to exit 4-0 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/pope-trump-tyrants_n_69e38efde4b0b6f552ba3ebc?utm_campaign=smartnews-recirc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pope Leo XIV Says \u2018Not In My Interest At All\u2019 To Debate Trump But Will Keep Preaching Peace;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Pope Leo XIV Says \u2018Not In My Interest At All\u2019 To Debate Trump But Will Keep Preaching Peace<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scans have since confirmed the severity of the forward&#8217;s injury, with\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0saying Ekitike will be sidelined for the remaining weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The injury will also rule him out of this year&#8217;s\u00a0World\u00a0Cup, the club added, after\u00a0France\u00a0manager\u00a0Didier Deschamps\u00a0said on Wednesday the striker would miss the finals in North America.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Further updates will be provided at the appropriate time, with Hugo receiving the full support of everyone at LFC,&#8221;\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike joined\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0in July from Eintracht Frankfurt and is their top scorer this season with 17 goals in all competitions, including 11 in the Premier League. He has netted two goals for\u00a0France\u00a0in eight appearances.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Updates<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/2026-fifa-world-cup-live-updates_n_69e21c35e4b0b6f552b8c3b5\/liveblog_69e5fa60e4b0555d213cfa44?utm_campaign=smartnews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This article;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">This article<\/a> originally appeared on HuffPost. Keep independent journalism alive. Your support funds the deep reporting that matters most. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support?utm_campaign=smartnews-rr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Become a HuffPost member and support our journalism today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Become a HuffPost member and support our journalism today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mon, April 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM UTCLike this article? 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