Diagnosis there: Ellyes Skhiri is out – World Cup in danger
Ellyes Skhiri
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Ellyes Skhiri will be absent from 1. FC Köln for the time being. The Tunisian apparently suffered a broken cheekbone in the Conference League. With this diagnosis, Skhiri is threatened with losing the World Cup.
1. FC Köln will have to do without Ellyes Skhiri for the time being. The Tunisian apparently suffered a broken cheekbone in the Conference League game against Slovacko. How long he will be out is not yet clear.
On Friday, Skhiri was accidentally punched in the face against Slovacko and required lengthy treatment afterwards. As sky The Tunisian has now reported that he has broken his cheekbone, but there is no exact forecast of failure yet. The report has not yet been officially confirmed.
Ellyes Skhiri threatens to lose the World Cup
If Skhiri has actually broken his cheekbone, the midfielder is threatened with losing the World Cup. BVB’s Thomas Meunier also broke his cheekbone a week and a half ago and will probably miss the finals in Qatar.
In the case of a cheekbone fracture, however, downtime can rarely be predicted. Anything from a week to several months is possible. For effzeh, who is already on the stick in terms of personnel, the Skhiri failure is an absolute horror scenario one way or another.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Diagnosis there: Ellyes Skhiri is out – World Cup in danger released.