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– Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba is to have surgery on a knee injury and could be a doubt for the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
– Pogba, 29, suffered the injury in July and has not played yet this season.
– France’s first World Cup match is against Australia on 22 November.
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Bad news for Paul Pogba. He will undergo surgery on the meniscus in his right knee – Juventus staff has decided together with Paul today. 🚨⚪️🇫🇷 #Pogba @SkySport pic.twitter.com/sXv3fh76wi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 5, 2022
– “This morning Pogba trained for the second time, but then stopped, and it was then decided that he undergo surgery,” said Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri.
– “We will realistically get him back in January.”
– The Serie A season will pause after games on 13 November for the first winter World Cup and restart again in January.
– Asked if Pogba would be ready for France’s World Cup defence, Allegri added: “The World Cup is not my problem, Juventus’ problem is that he comes back in January.”
– Pogba rejoined the Serie A side this summer after his contract with Manchester United expired.
– He scored in the 4-1 win over Croatia in 2018 as France won the World Cup for a second time.
