Netherlands’ midfielder Quinten Timber has \u200bbeen ruled out of \u200btheir World Cup \u200cGroup F \u200bmatch against Sweden on Saturday after suffering an injury during training, the team \u200csaid on Thursday. National team officials confirmed that Timber, 25, sustained mild concussion following a collision in Thursday practice.<\/p>\n
Medical staff monitored the \u200cplayer immediately after the incident and decided he would \u200cbe unavailable for selection. “The moment Quinten had the ball, I ran deep,” teammate Teun Koopmeiners told Dutch media. “He wanted to chip it to me \u2060and \u200bthen it \u2060happened. It wasn’t a super hard collision, as I understand it, but you \u2060do have to be careful.”<\/p>\n
The setback for Timber, who celebrated his \u200b25th birthday on Wednesday and was a substitute in \u2060the Netherlands’ opening 2-2 draw against Japan. His twin brother, Jurrien, has \u2060already \u200bbeen forced to miss the tournament with a groin injury. Having joined the Dutch preparations late following Arsenal’s defeat \u2060by Paris St Germain in the Champions League final, the defender \u2060was forced \u2060to drop out of the squad shortly before a warm-up friendly against Uzbekistan in New York. <\/p>\n
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