Out injured during the 32nd final of the Coupe de France against Auxerre, the Japanese suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Monaco’s Japanese attacking midfielder Takumi Minamino suffers from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, his club announced on Monday, and risks missing the 2026 World Cup which begins in less than six months.
“Taki” was injured during the 32nd final of the Coupe de France won at Auxerre (2-1) during contact with Frederik Oppegard. He came out on a stretcher, face in his hands, in the 36th minute, replaced by Mamadou Coulibaly.
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Minamino, who played 21 matches this season with Monaco (4 goals) is one of the pillars of the Blue Samuraïs, he has 73 caps (26 goals) with Japan.
The Japanese team appears in group F with the Netherlands, Tunisia and a European play-off to be determined between Poland, Sweden, Ukraine or Albania.
