{"id":1256642,"date":"2022-11-23T15:01:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/23\/france-defender-lucas-hernandez-ruled-out-due\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:01:52","slug":"france-defender-lucas-hernandez-ruled-out-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/23\/france-defender-lucas-hernandez-ruled-out-due\/","title":{"rendered":"France defender Lucas Hernandez ruled out due"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"463\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lucas-hernandez-france-c-injured-777534693-696x463.jpg\"   alt=\"Lucas Hernandez\" title=\"Lucas Hernandez\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucas Hernandez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>France defender Lucas Hernandez has been ruled out of the 2022 World Cup with an anterior cruciate ligament rupture suffered in his\u00a0team\u2019s 4-1 Group D win over Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez went down clutching his right knee just moments before Craig Goodwin put the Socceroos ahead in the first-half, before being helped off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>And after undergoing an MRI scan at the Aspetar clinic in Doha, the prognosis was a serious one, and puts him out of the rest of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the whole group, players and staff, I am extremely sorry for Lucas,\u201d said France boss Didier Deschamps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are losing an important element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLucas is a warrior and I have no doubt that he will do everything possible to return to the top of the game. I know him well: he\u2019ll have courage, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the group, I wish him the best possible recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>France, despite going behind, recovered to win heavily thanks to goals from Adrien Rabiot, Kylian Mbappe and a brace from Olivier Giroud.<\/p>\n<p>Giroud\u2019s strikes meant he equalled Thierry Henry\u2019s all-time scoring record for France of 51 goals.<\/p>\n<p>But it was Mbappe who caught the eye throughout, the Paris Saint-Germain forward tormenting his opponents and underlying his claims of being \u2013 arguably \u2013 the world\u2019s best player on current form.<\/p>\n<p>BBC pundits Didier Drogba and Vincent Kompany spoke about his display following the game, with the\u00a0former reckoning Mbappe will try and win the Champions League with PSG\u00a0before a big-money transfer.<\/p>\n<p>In Tuesday\u2019s other Group D tie, Denmark were held to a 0-0 draw by Tunisia, which saw more VAR drama late on.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UfItjma9Z1I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Qatar 2022: Anthony Baffoe content with Balck Stars\u2019 training ahead of Portugal clash (22-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfItjma9Z1I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucas Hernandez France defender Lucas Hernandez has been ruled out of the 2022 World Cup with an anterior cruciate ligament rupture suffered in his\u00a0team\u2019s 4-1 Group D win over Australia. Hernandez went down clutching his right knee just moments before Craig Goodwin put the Socceroos ahead in the first-half, before being helped off the pitch. 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