Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba reacts after losing the UEFA Champions league first leg quarter-final football match between Manchester United and Barcelona/ AFP
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been ruled out of France’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers with a thigh injury suffered in training on Monday, the French Football Federation said.
The 28-year-old limped out of training at France’s Clairefontaine base after taking a shot.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Man United side are next in action on November 20 at Watford in the Premier League.
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The FFF said Pogba was the “victim of an injury to the quadriceps of the right thigh”.
France host Kazakhstan on Saturday knowing victory would secure a place at next year’s World Cup, before their final Group D game in Finland next week.
Roma midfielder Jordan Veretout has replaced Pogba in the squad.
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