Shock before the World Cup. German national team star to miss the tournament due to injury
A major loss for Germany
Football news
Steven Perez
Dailysports's expert
The German national team has suffered a devastating blow just ahead of the biggest football event of the four-year cycle.
Details: According to BILD, Bayern Munich's young prodigy Lennart Karl is guaranteed to miss the upcoming World Cup. The Bundesliga rising star sustained a serious injury during the national team's final training session in Chicago, completely shattering his dream of making his World Cup debut.
An MRI scan at the hospital revealed that the 18-year-old attacking midfielder has suffered a torn muscle bundle in his left thigh.
The German Football Association (DFB) reacted instantly: RB Leipzig midfielder Assan Ouedraogo was urgently called up to replace the injured Bayern wunderkind.
