Hansi Flick has named 17 year old Borussia Dortmund forward Youssoufa Moukoko in Germany’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar. Flick has also included Mario Gotze, scorer of the winning goal in the 2014 final, in his squad which is Gotze’s first call up in five years.
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Sepp Blatter has admitted the decision to award the World Cup to Qatar when he was FIFA president was a “mistake”. The build-up to this year’s World Cup has been dogged by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discriminatory laws that criminalise same-sex relations.
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France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup in Qatar after failing to recover from knee surgery, his agent confirmed today. Pogba underwent an operation in September but his agent said that, following a medical review, the midfielder would not yet return to the Juventus squad or join up with France for the tournament.
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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota will miss the World Cup after being ruled out for months with a calf injury. The Portugal international was carried off on a stretcher late on in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Manchester City.
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Reece James is set to be ruled out of England’s World Cup squad after Chelsea confirmed the right-back is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks with a knee injury. The 22-year-old sustained the injury late in the second half of Tuesday’s 2-0 victory at AC Milan in the Champions League.
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