After Hugo Ekitiké, Serge Gnabry and Rodrygo, another star is officially withdrawing from the 2026 World Cup!
Injured this Saturday on the Wolverhampton pitch with Tottenham, Xavi Simons will not play in the World Cup with Holland.
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The former Leipzig and PSG player announced the terrible news on his Instagram account during the night from Sunday to Monday!
“My season has come to an abrupt end. All I wanted was to fight for my team. They have taken away the opportunity to do so, just like at the World Cup. It will take time to accept this, but I will continue to be the best teammate I can be.” the player said in his message.
Suffering from a knee injury, the Dutch playmaker had to be carried off on a stretcher on Saturday.
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As a reminder, the Netherlands is in Group F of the World Cup, along with Japan, Sweden and Tunisia.
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