Soccer-Saudi's Al-Shahrani to undergo surgery and likely out of World Cup
- Country:
- Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia defender Yasser Al-Shahrani's World Cup is likely over as he will undergo surgery after sustaining a facial injury during the 2-1 Group C victory over Argentina on Tuesday.
Al-Shahrani fell to the ground after colliding with goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais in stoppage time and was carried off the pitch on a stretcher. "Yasser Al-Shahrani is heading to the National Guard Hospital in Riyadh and will undergo surgery in the coming few hours as per the medical staff's recovery plan," the Saudi Federation said on social media.
Reuters was not able to obtain comment from officials of the Saudi Federation about his participation in the following two group games.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
ALSO READ
AIFF holds virtual meeting with Igor Stimac following poor performance FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2026
Jofra Archer a concern but Ben Stokes has taken right call to miss T20 World Cup, says Stuart Broad
Jofra Archer a concern but Ben Stokes has taken right call to miss T20 World Cup, says Stuart Broad
Cricket-England's Archer targeting T20 World Cup, says Key
Mohammedan Sporting crowned I-League champions, to get promotion to ISL