France suffers fresh World Cup blow

Football ace Paul Pogba has been ruled out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup for France, as confirmed by his agent on Monday Read Full Article at RT.com

France suffers fresh World Cup blow

Paul Pogba will be absent as France bid to defend their Russia 2018 crown

Paul Pogba’s agent has confirmed that the midfielder will not play for France at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which gets underway later this month. 

The 29-year-old returned to Italian Serie A club Juventus last summer on a free transfer from Manchester United, and was forced to undergo an operation after injuring his knee on a preseason tour of the United States in July.

Reports were mixed on whether the playmaker would be able to join up with Didier Deschamps’ French team and help them in the defense of the crown they won four years ago in Russia.

On Monday, however, Pogba’s agent Rafaela Pimenta confirmed that her client will not recover in time to make the plane to Qatar after undergoing a medical review.