🚨 Official: another star pulls out of the World Cup! | OneFootball

New withdrawal for the World Cup!

After Hugo Ekitiké, Serge Gnabry and Rodrygo, another star has officially withdrawn from the 2026 World Cup!

Injured this Saturday on Wolverhampton’s pitch with Tottenham, Xavi Simons will not play in the World Cup with the Netherlands.

The former Leipzig and PSG player announced the terrible news on his Instagram account overnight from Sunday to Monday!

"My season has come to a sudden end. All I wanted was to fight for my team. My chance to do that was taken away from me, just like the World Cup. It will take time to process this, but I will keep being the best teammate I can be", the player said in his message.

Tottenham confirmed this Monday morning that the player is suffering from a torn anterior ligament in his right knee.

As a reminder, the Netherlands are in World Cup Group F, alongside Japan, Sweden and Tunisia.

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