Portugal guardant Diogo Jota has been ruled retired of the World Cup due to the fact that of a calf injury, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told reporters Tuesday.
Jota, 25, was taken disconnected connected a stretcher heavy into stoppage clip during Liverpool's 1-0 Premier League triumph against champions Manchester City connected Sunday.
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"The archetypal diagnosis was wide and it's precise bittersweet quality for us. We person to look astatine [player welfare], we ever bash and if we tin see things line-up-wise, we will," Klopp said, adding that Jota would not necessitate surgery.
Jota, capped 29 times by Portugal, has scored 10 times for the nationalist team.
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