France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has been ruled out of
the FIFA World Cup with a neck injury.
Mandanda cracked a vertebra while playing for Marseille
against Guingamp on Saturday and was immediately stretchered off the field,
before being sent to hospital.
Guingamp's Mustapha Yatabare collided with Mandanda in
the 19th minute, with the striker's knee connecting with the neck and head of
the 29-year-old goalkeeper, who had rushed off his line to smother a dangerous
pass.
Club doctor Christophe Baudot said after the match that
Mandanda would not discover his World Cup fate until he had seen a spinal
specialist, but it was confirmed on Sunday that he would be required to wear a
neck brace for three weeks.
"Following the collision with Mustapha Yatabare
during the match OM-Guingamp, Steve Mandanda has a stable crack the first
cervical vertebra and whiplash," said Baudot.
"This will force him to wear a neck brace for three
weeks and to follow an equivalent period of rehabilitation."
And the player himself took to Twitter later in the day
to confirm his absence, saying: "It is with great sadness that I announce
that unfortunately I cannot take my place in the World Cup.
"I wish the French team every success in the
tournament."
France begin their World Cup campaign against Honduras in
Porto Alegre on June 15.
Culled from Soccerway
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