Ekitike to miss World Cup with Achilles injury

Hugo Ekitike suffered a ruptured Achilles during Liverpool's Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday and will miss the World Cup with France.

The 23-year-old pointed to his Achilles tendon as medical staff attended to him before he was carried off on a stretcher at Anfield, where Liverpool lost 2-0 in their quarter-final second leg, exiting the competition with a 4-0 aggregate defeat.

The French football federation was not immediately available for comment.

Ekitike has 17 goals in all competitions this season since Liverpool signed him from Eintracht Frankfurt last July.

The World Cup is being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada from 11 June to 19 July.

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