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Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane a World Cup doubt after suffering jaw fracture

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Published 1 month ago

Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane is a doubt for the World Cup after suffering a jaw and chin fracture while playing for his club Granada in Spain's second tier.

[p]The son of former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] great [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zidane-zinedine/b7zuQEqO/"]Zinedine Zidane[/a] was taken off with a concussion after colliding with an opponent during his team's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/almeria-nF2Vy2D0/granada-cf-EXuxl1xP/?mid=Yu9KHKil"]4-2 home defeat[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/almeria/nF2Vy2D0/"]Almeria[/a] on Sunday.[/p][p]The 27-year-old is expected to miss the rest of the season and could be out for even longer if he needs surgery.[/p][p][b]"The player, in consultation with the club's medical staff, will decide in the coming hours on the course of treatment to be followed," [/b]said the club in a statement late Monday.[/p][embed guid="e4d40127-28d9-49bc-bf93-6dc66755bc1e" url="https://x.com/IcosiumFC/status/2048895355048063408" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zidane-luca/jPxdddKn/"]Luca Zidane[/a] is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a]'s first-choice goalkeeper and their back-up options [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mandrea-anthony/0QluvG6s/"]Anthony Mandrea[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mastil-melvin/WMHCK31Q/"]Melvin Mastil[/a] are also currently out injured.[/p][p]Algeria's World Cup campaign begins on June 16 against reigning champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a].[/p]

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