Undav reveals details: This is how the bitter Karl injury came about | OneFootball

The shock of Lennart Karl’s withdrawal from the World Cup continues to have a profound effect on the German national team. While the Bayern youngster has already begun his rehabilitation, new details about the serious injury are gradually emerging. Now DFB striker Deniz Undav has also spoken about the dramatic moment

Lennart Karl’s dream of playing in the 2026 World Cup came to a bitter end when the FC Bayern attacker tore a muscle bundle in his adductor during the German national team’s final training session and had to leave the DFB quarters before the start of the tournament

Particularly tragic: Karl had developed into one of the big winners under national coach Julian Nagelsmann in recent months and had justified hopes of playing an important role at the World Cup

Instead, the 18-year-old is now back in Munich, where he has begun his rehabilitation. According to Nagelsmann’s estimates, Karl will be out for around four to six weeks. The youngster is even comparatively lucky with this, as torn muscle bundles can in some cases result in significantly longer downtimes

Undav describes the moment with serious consequences

It was previously known that Karl noticed something was wrong immediately after the injury. The Bayern professional had to stop training and was taken straight to hospital for examination

Deniz Undav has now revealed exactly how the injury occurred after the 2:1 test match win against the USA. „It happened when he was shooting – during the last action of the final training session,“ explained the Stuttgart attacker in an interview with Sky

Undav went on to say that his teammates immediately took the situation seriously: „When he touched the spot, we realized: Okay, there’s something there,“ reported the international

The final diagnosis hit the team particularly hard afterwards. „When we got the result, we were of course very sorry for the boy,“ said Undav

The fact that Karl was injured during the last action before the World Cup makes the incident particularly bitter. A few moments later, training would have been over

Great support for the Bayern youngster

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Despite his young age, Karl is held in high regard within the national team. This was not only evident during the emotional farewell at the team hotel, but also in the statements made by his teammates

Undav took the opportunity to expressly praise the attacking player

„He’s a top youngster, has stepped on the gas and has a bright future ahead of him,“ explained the striker

The international also made it clear how much Karl was hurting about missing out on the World Cup: „He would have loved to take part in the big tournament, but unfortunately there’s nothing you can do about it. Unfortunately, such coincidences happen,“ said Undav

He finished with a special message for the talented Bayern player: „We wish him all the best and he’s supporting us from home and we’re trying to give it our all.“

The statements impressively show the impression Karl has made within the DFB team. Despite the painful setback, the attacking player is still regarded as one of the greatest talents in German soccer

FC Bayern also has high hopes that the 18-year-old will quickly return to the strong form of recent months after his recovery. Deniz Undav’s words make it clear that both Munich and the national team still have great faith in Lennart Karl’s future.