German play-maker, Mesut Ozil has sustained a back injury that might rule him out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Confirming the sad news through his social media account, Ozil said: “It’s a pity I missed yesterday’s match with my back injury. It’ll need some time, but I’m sure I’ll fully recover in time for the World Cup.”
With just over five weeks until the World Cup starts on the 14th of June, Ozil has joined the likes of Manuel Neuer and Jerome Boateng, who also face a race against time to feature in the world-cup for Germany.
Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger had revealed before their weekend match that Ozil was expected to miss the rest of the season due to his back injury. Germany’s first World Cup group match is against Mexico in Moscow on June 17. They also face Sweden and South Korea in Group F.
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