Confirmed: Former Chelsea forward to miss the World Cup through injury

Former Chelsea forward Timo Werner, will miss the World Cup after picking up an injury last night.

Werner’s injury is significant. It is confirmed that he has ruptured an ankle ligament in Leipzig’s 4-0 Champion League win against Shaktar Donetsk last night.

Extremely sad to see the player miss the World Cup and we wish him a speedy recovery.

Timo Werner will miss the World Cup after ‘suffering a ruptured ankle ligament injury last night’, as club statement confirms. 🚨🇩🇪 #Werner

Get well soon, @TimoWerner 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/hHNnL1uyHE

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 3, 2022