Germany Forward Lennart Karl Ruled Out of World Cup With Thigh Injury

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Germany Forward Lennart Karl Ruled Out of World Cup With Thigh Injury

Karl suffered the issue in Germany's final training session before a warm-up game against the US. "I feel incredibly sorry for Lenny. It's a huge shock for him and all of us that he's missing the World Cup," said manager Julian Nagelsmann. Karl will be replaced by RB Leipzig's Assan Ouedraogo. Germany starts their campaign against Curacao on June 14.

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