Laura Flippes twisted her left ankle at the start of the second half against Slovenia (29-18 victory) Sunday night in Granollers (Spain).
"The examinations revealed a sprain of medium severity," said the Federation in a statement.
Laura Flippes "will treat over the next few days" this sprain "with the medical staff of the France team, with the hope of being able to make a comeback in the competition".
To compensate for his absence, coach Olivier Krumbholz called on Orlane Ahanda (23 years old, 4 caps), who had done the preparation with the Blue in Créteil before leaving for Spain, where the World Cup is being played.
The Nantes player was selected for the two preparation matches against Hungary and started in the blue jersey in October against the Czech Republic and Ukraine in qualifying for Euro-2022.
The French, qualified for the main round of the World Cup-2021 thanks to their success against Angola (30-20) and Slovenia, face Montenegro on Tuesday evening (8:30 p.m.) for their last match of the first round.
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The group of 18
Guardians: Cléopatre Darleux (Brest), Laura Glauser (Györ / HUN), Catherine Gabriel (Paris92)
Left wingers: Coralie Lassource (cap.) (Brest), Chloé Valentini (Metz)
Left-backs: Kalidiatou Niakaté (Brest), Estelle Nze Minko (Györ / HUN), Allison Pineau (Ljubljana / SLO)
Mid-centers: Tamara Horacek (Metz), Méline Nocandy (Metz), Grâce Zaadi (Rostov / RUS)
Right-backs: Orlane Ahanda (Nantes), Océane Sercien-Ugolin (Ljubljana)
Right wings: Lucie Granier (Besançon), Alicia Toublanc (Brest)
Pivots: Béatrice Edwige (Rostov / RUS), Pauletta Foppa (Brest), Oriane Ondono (Nantes)
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