Germany guardant Timo Werner has been ruled retired of the World Cup successful Qatar owed to an ankle injury, his nine RB Leipzig announced connected Thursday.
Werner, 26, was taken disconnected successful the archetypal fractional of Leipzig's 4-0 Champions League radical signifier triumph against Shakhtar Donetsk connected Wednesday.
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"Scans contiguous successful Leipzig showed that helium has unluckily torn the syndesmosis ligament successful his near ankle and volition truthful beryllium retired for the remainder of 2022," the Bundesliga squad said successful a statement.
"A determination connected his attraction volition beryllium made successful the coming days."
Werner, who has 24 goals successful 55 appearances for the nationalist team, was portion of the Germany squad astatine the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020.
Germany are acceptable to unfastened their World Cup run connected Nov. 23 against Japan.
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