Defender Nuno Mendes suffered a muscle injury in his left thigh and was dropped, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) revealed in a statement on Thursday, making it unlikely that he will represent Portugal again in the 2022 World Cup. , since the TSF I had already anticipated it this Wednesday.
“The international Nuno Mendes, after undergoing tests, was considered unavailable for work for the national team by the FPF Health and Performance Unit,” the organization wrote on the official Internet website.
According to the FPF, the Paris Saint-Germain left-back “suffered a muscle injury, in his left thigh, during the match between Portugal and Uruguay, but he will continue to be part of the national delegation in Qatar, where he will begin recovery work.” ” .
On Monday, in the victory against Uruguay (2-0), in Lusail, of the second day of Group H, Nuno Mendes threw himself on the grass near halftime to ask for his substitution, leaving, later, in tears to make way for Raphaël Warrior.
On Friday, Portugal will face South Korea, starting at 6:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. in Lisbon), at the Education City Stadium, in Doha, in a match corresponding to the third day of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, which It will run until December 18, in Qatar.
The corner team, which secured qualification for the round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Uruguay, leads the group with six points, three more than Ghana, second, and five more against the South Koreans. of Paulo Bento, and Uruguayans, who, in turn, face the Ghanaians.
Source: TSF
