The way he was injured, alone, with a visible twist in his right knee at the start of the match against Australia (4-1) on Tuesday evening, left little room for optimism. Didier Deschamps himself said he feared that Lucas Hernandez’s injury was serious. She is.
The examinations carried out after the big victory of the Blues confirmed the fears: the left side of the France team is damaged in the cruciate ligaments and he is forced to withdraw for the rest of the competition.
After the withdrawal of Karim Benzema who has not been replaced in the group, this means that the Blues will finish the competition with 24 players, the coach no longer having the possibility of replacing an injured player after the first match. At the left side position, the France team only has Theo Hernandez, brother of Lucas, as a specialist. An inconclusive experience had taken place during Euro 2021 with the repositioning of Adrien Rabiot in this position.
Despite the victory, the players of the France team seemed affected Tuesday evening after the match by this new blow after the packages of Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Mike Maignan, Presnel Kimpembe, Christopher Nkunku and Karim Benzema.
