Kante Suffers Hamstring Injury During France World Cup Qualifier Game Against Bulgaria

French midfielder and Chelsea star player N‘Golo Kante picked up a hamstring injury during the World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria and has been ruled out of France’s final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
National team coach Didier Deschamps disclosed this after Kante limped off shortly after half an hour and was replaced by Adrien Rabiot during France’s 1-0 away win over Bulgaria on Saturday.
The 1998 champions have now moved within touching distance of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Russia.“I can’t count on him for the next game. It’s a muscular problem behind the thigh,“ Deschamps said. ”Kante and Rabiot pretty much swapped. It is fixed for Tuesday.
“N‘Golo had a crucial part to play, obviously. After N‘Golo’s injury, Adrien Rabiot came on in the same role, maybe not with the same quality as N‘Golo.”
France lead Group A with 20 points, one ahead of Sweden, and will qualify directly for the World Cup if they beat Belarus.
Chelsea may be without N’Golo Kante for this weekend’s trip to Crystal Palace. It is unclear as to how long he will be out for with Chelsea expected to discover the extent of his injury in the next 48 hours.Photo Credit: Getty