France will have to do without Paul Pogba during the decisive World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan (November 13) and Finland (November 16). The Manchester United midfielder suffered a thigh injury during a training session with the national team on Monday and is expected to be out of circulation for eight to 10 weeks, he said. RMC Sports. National coach Didier Deschamps has called up AS Roma’s Jordan Veretout as his replacement.
It went wrong for Pogba on a simple finishing exercise. The international was teaming up with Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard to shoot for Alphonse Areola’s goal when it fired. After a number of attempts, Pogba was successful, after which a big scream was heard and the midfielder left the training field limping under the guidance of physiotherapist Franck Le Gall. It has now been announced that Deschamps has called up Veretout as a replacement for Pogba.
???? Paul Pogba s’est blessé à la cuisse droite, après une frappe à l’entraînement. pic.twitter.com/jL260lhEt4
— RMC Sports (@RMCsport) Nov 8, 2021
France will play the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday. With a win, the world champion is assured of participation in the World Cup, at the end of next year in Qatar. Les Bleus lead in Group D with a three-point lead over Ukraine, which has also played one more game. Should Pogba actually be sidelined for eight to ten weeks, he will also miss United’s decisive Champions League duels with Villarreal (November 23) and Young Boys (December 8), as well as the Premier League squatters against Chelsea and Arsenal.
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