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France boss Deschamps confirms Ekitike to miss World Cup

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PSG players care for Liverpool's French striker Hugo Ekitike who lies injured during the UEFA Champions League quarter final, second-leg at Anfield on April 14, 2026. [AFP]

Liverpool and France forward Hugo Ekitike will miss the 2026 World Cup after suffering a serious injury in his club's Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain, his national team coach Didier Deschamps said Wednesday.

The 23-year-old crumpled in a heap holding his lower right leg with a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon during the first half of Liverpool's 2-0 quarter-final second-leg defeat to European champions PSG on Tuesday.

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