News, goals, and analysis – only on the official A BOLA app. World Cup. A harsh blow for Belgium, with the confirmation of Amadou Onana’s serious injury, which definitively rules him out of the 2026 World Cup. The 24-year-old Aston Villa midfielder suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and faces a recovery period estimated at seven to eight months, thus missing the decisive quarter-final match against Spain. The injury occurred during the match against the United States, which the Europeans won 4-1, in a play where the player fell alone, without any contact. Onana had to be substituted by Hans Vanaken, and initial examinations already indicated a pessimistic scenario, now confirmed by the Belgian federation. The expected recovery period could extend up to twelve months, but it is more likely that he will be fit within seven or eight months, meaning only in February or March 2027, which is also bad news for the Villans. It has not yet been decided whether the Belgian international will stay with the team for the rest of the tournament or return to Europe for surgery.
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