France injury woes continue as "warrior" Lucas Hernandez is ruled out of World Cup

France defender Lucas Hernandez limped off 13 minutes into his country's World Cup 2022 opener against Australia.

France have suffered yet another injury blow after Lucas Hernandez was ruled out of the World Cup.

The Bayern Munich left-back limped off the pitch in the first half of Les Bleus’ opening game against Australia on Tuesday, which they won 4-1.

“Lucas Hernandez has had to pull out of the World Cup after rupturing the ACL in his right knee.

Hernandez was replaced by his brother, AC Milan full-back Theo Hernandez, 13 minutes into the game. .

The defender’s withdrawal leaves Didier Deschamps with just 24 players in his squad, rather than the maximum 26, after he decided against calling up a replacement for Karim Benzema at the weekend.

They got their title defence off to a strong start against Australia.

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