Nightmare for Jerdy Schouten: PSV star out for World Cup with ACL injury

[p]The 29-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schouten-jerdy/lYVHp6x4/"]Schouten[/a] twisted his knee in the second half of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/psv-M9UEHJWi/utrecht-p6QXMgOj/?mid=x0deWfR0"]4-3 win[/a] and immediately fell to the ground, grasping his knee. The PSV captain had to be stretchered off.[/p][p]Tests have confirmed that Schouten has suffered a severe anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that'll require him to get surgery, the club said on Sunday.[/p][p][b]“When it happened, I actually knew straight away that something was wrong,” [/b]Schouten said in a reaction on the club website.[/p][embed guid="f19ca822-8bb9-4e03-8739-aa80a18d736f" url="https://x.com/OnsOranje/status/2040767549835460908?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]“You still hold onto a glimmer of hope that it might not be as bad as it seems, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. It’s a huge blow right now, but I’ll bounce back quickly. There are great things ahead for PSV and I’ll do everything I can to be part of it all.”[/b][/p][p]Schouten's injury will sideline him for the remainder of the 2025/26 season and the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Schouten has been a mainstay in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] squad and started every game at the 2024 Euros in Germany.[/p]