November 03, (THEWILL) – An ankle ligament injury sustained while playing for RB Leipzig against Shakhtar Donetsk has effectively ruled ex-Chelsea forward, Timo Werner, out of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The 26-year-old was taken off in the first 20 minutes of his team’s 4-0 victory, and RB Leipzig has now revealed that he has damaged ankle ligaments and will be sidelined for the remainder of 2022.
A Leipzig statement read: “Timo Werner suffered an ankle injury last night in the win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Scans today in Leipzig showed that he has unfortunately torn the syndesmosis ligament in his left ankle and will therefore be out for the rest of 2022.”
In his absence, Germany will take on Japan in Group E at the Khalifa International Stadium to begin their 2022 World Cup campaign on November 23. The other teams drawn in their group are Costa Rica and Spain.
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