Lennart Karl injured in training, may miss World Cup

Germany has some injury concerns going into the World Cup. Germany played without Lennart Karl on Saturday, a day after the 18-year-old midfielder injured his thigh in training. Next up for Germany is its World Cup opener on June 14 against Curaçao.

Bayern Munich have attempted to cheer up their young player Lennart Karl after he was ruled out of Germany's World Cup squad with a thigh injury. "Missing out on a World Cup at such short notice naturally hurts a lot, and the news was a shock for the whole of Bayern," Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl said in a statement on Saturday.

Lennart Karl has been ruled out of the World Cup just days before the start of the tournament, dealing Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann a major blow. The 18-year-old Bayern Munich forward suffered a muscle tear in his left thigh during Germany's final training session ahead of Saturday's World Cup warm-up match in Chicago against the United States, the German Football Federation (DFB) said after Karl underwent tests in hospital.

Germany's 18-year-old midfielder Lennart Karl may miss the World Cup after he was sent to the hospital for scans following an unspecified injury in training on Friday.

Teenage Germany forward Lennart Karl may miss this summer's World Cup after sustaining an injury in training, coach Julian Nagelsmann said Friday. The coach did not reveal the nature of Karl's injury.

Germany's 18-year-old midfielder Lennart Karl may miss the World Cup after he was sent to the hospital for scans following an unspecified injury in training on Friday. Karl is considered one of the top young players in any World Cup squad after a breakout season with Bayern Munich, for which he became the club's youngest ever goal-scorer in the Champions League. World Cup rules allow Nagelsmann to call up a replacement player in cases of “serious injury or illness” until 24 hours before the kickoff of Germany's opening game.