The injury that Denzel Dumfries sustained on Sunday in the game against Atalanta seems to be not too bad. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport the right back has a ‘slight knee injury’ and is in any case not in acute danger of the World Cup in Qatar. As a result, national coach Louis van Gaal seems to be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
The fear struck the Rotterdammer around the seventieth minute on Sunday afternoon. He first passed the ball himself and sat down on the floor. Dumfries then grabbed his knee and covered his eyes with his hands. The damage appears after the reporting of La Gazzetta dello Sport so come along. Although a precise diagnosis has not yet been made, there is no acute panic.
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The medical staff of the Dutch would have immediately contacted the doctors of Internazionale on Sunday afternoon about the seriousness of the problem. Dumfries will report to Zeist on Monday, where the Dutch national team will start preparing for the World Cup in Qatar. There, the right-back will be further investigated. The Netherlands will start the World Cup on Monday 21 November with a match against Senegal. It is not yet known whether Dumfries will make it to that match. The further investigation in Zeist should provide a definitive answer.
After the opening game of the the Dutch squad, the group matches against Ecuador (on Friday, November 25) and Qatar (on Tuesday, November 29 |) are scheduled. Dumfries has played 37 international matches so far. In 2018, the then national coach Ronald Koeman called him up for the first time. Dumfries, he made his international debut in the Nations League match against Germany (3-0 win). The counter stands on five international goals and six assists.
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