Luka Karabatic will not be able to play against Sweden in the semifinals of the Worlds.
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Two major players of the French handball team, left-back Timothey N'Guessan and pivot Luka Karabatic, injured Wednesday against Hungary, are heading for a forfeit for the semi-final and the final of the World Cup in Egypt, said the doctor of the Blues Thursday.
Packages until the end of the competition?
Injured to the adductors in the first match against Norway, restored for a resounding return against Portugal on Sunday (5 goals in the first period), N'Guessan (28 years old, 83 caps) "has an injury, always, on this right thigh , on a different level from what he had.
His first injury was well healed, unfortunately he recovered an injury, ”said Pierre Sébastien via videoconference.
Patron of the defense where he pairs with Ludovic Fabregas, Karabatic (32 years old, 112 caps) presents him with an injury to the abdominals.
"It will be difficult to use them", said the doctor of the Blues, awaiting ultrasounds which will make it possible to establish a "refined" diagnosis by Friday or Saturday.
However, France faces Sweden on Friday in the semi-final, before a final or a match for the bronze medal against Spain or Denmark, the other semi-finalists, on Sunday.
The two men should be replaced by Jean-Jacques Acquevillo and Nicolas Tournat, seen to his advantage at the end of the match against Hungary.
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