MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City’s Croatian defender Joško Gvardiol is months away from the World Cup after a fractured right foot requires surgery this week.
Gvardiol, 23, “suffered a fractured tibia in his right foot” in the second half of last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea, City said in a statement. statement late Monday.
He is scheduled to undergo surgery this week, but City have not announced when he will return.
City trail Premier League leaders Chelsea by six points and have a good chance of progressing directly to the round of 16 when the Champions League resumes in March. The club is in 4th place 36 team standings There are two league games left this month, against Bodo/Glimt and Galatasaray.
Croatia will begin their World Cup group stage against England on June 17th at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Croatia will then face Panama in Toronto and Ghana in Philadelphia.
Gvardiol is likely to miss the Croatian national team’s visit to the United States in March for warm-up games against Colombia and Brazil.
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