"Injured in training"

Karl faces World Cup exit! DFB youngster on his way to the hospital

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05.06.2026 20:20
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Major World Cup setback for Germany! Lennart Karl suffered a torn muscle during the final training session ahead of the last World Cup warm-up match against the U.S. (Saturday, 8:30 p.m.)—and is now out of the World Cup!

“Unfortunately, Lenny got injured in training today,” said national team coach Julian Nagelsmann at the press conference on Friday evening. “We’re heading to the hospital now to get a better picture of the situation. Please don’t follow him there; give him some peace. We need a diagnosis, and then we’ll let you know, and we’ll also see if we need to call up a replacement or not. To be honest, it didn’t look good.”

Late in the evening, the grim diagnosis came in: Karl suffered a torn muscle. 


,the rising starAlthough the Bayern Munich pro has only played three international matches for the German national team, he was considered a major hope for the World Cup. According to FIFA regulations, Nagelsmann is allowed to replace injured field players in his squad until one day before the DFB’s opening match on June 14 against Curaçao. Possible replacements include Assan Ouedraogo of Leipzig, Said El Mala of 1. FC Köln, or Stuttgart’s Chris Führich. Bayern player Serge Gnabry had already had to withdraw from the World Cup due to a muscle tendon injury.

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