Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will miss France's World Cup defence in Qatar

Paul Pogba's past quality for France came successful a 5-0 affable triumph implicit South Africa successful March

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba volition miss France's World Cup defence successful Qatar arsenic helium needs much clip to retrieve from a genu operation.

He suffered a knee injury successful July and initially opted not to person country successful a bid to beryllium acceptable for the tournament.

France's archetypal World Cup lucifer is against Australia connected 22 November.

In a connection connected Monday, Pogba's cause Rafaela Pimenta said: "Following yesterday's and today's aesculapian reappraisal successful Torino and Pittsburgh, it is highly achy to pass Paul Pogba volition inactive request betterment clip from his surgery.

"For this reason, Paul volition not beryllium capable to articulation Juventus' squad earlier the World Cup interruption nor the French nationalist squad successful Qatar."

Pogba, whose past quality for France came successful a 5-0 affable triumph implicit South Africa successful March, returned to grooming aboriginal past period earlier opting for surgery, which had kept him connected the sidelines until 2 weeks agone erstwhile helium recommenced partial grooming with Juve.

Italian media reports connected Monday besides suggested that Pogba had sustained a thigh wounded to further acceptable backmost his recovery, portion Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri precocious said it was "very unlikely" that the midfielder would play for the nine earlier the World Cup.