Germany has announced that Marco Reus will not recover from an ankle injury in time to play in the World Cup. The Borussia Dortmund attacker suffered suspected ligament damage in Friday's friendly win over Armenia and has been replaced by Shkodan Mustafi in the 23-man Joachim Low's squad. The Borussia Dortmund player suffered a partial ligament tear in Friday's 6-1 friendly defeat of Armenia and has been replaced by centre-back Shkodan Mustafi in Joachim Low's 23-man squad.
Reus was left in agony following a heavy challenge from Armenia midfielder Artur Yedigaryan one minute before the end of the first half and was subsequently replaced by Lukas Podolski. The 25-year-old was immediately taken to hospital to undergo an MRI scan, which confirmed the ligament damage.
"He was superb in our training camp and during our friendlies against Cameroon and Armenia. He showed a real joy for playing. We all expected him to play a major role in this competition." After initial optimism over his chances of playing in Brazil, Germany confirmed his absence from the competition on Saturday morning. "It is extremely regrettable for him and for us," Low told the media. "Marco was in excellent shape.
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