Achilles injury ends U.S. forward Patrick Agyemang’s World Cup hopes
Agyemang was visibly emotional when he was stretchered off, with his right leg strapped, after landing awkwardly in Derby’s 2-0 victory over Stoke in the second-tier English Championship on Monday.
DERBY, England — United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss this summer’s FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury on Monday.
Agyemang was visibly emotional when he was stretchered off, with his right leg strapped, after landing awkwardly in Derby’s 2-0 victory over Stoke in the Championship, the second tier of English soccer.
Derby confirmed Tuesday that the striker would miss soccer’s biggest tournament, which is being held in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in June and July.
“As a result of this injury, Patrick will unfortunately miss this summer’s FIFA World Cup,” Derby said in a statement. “At this stage, it would be wrong to put a timeline on his recovery.”
The club added that Agyemang would undergo more tests later Tuesday and “further updates will be communicated in due course.”
Yahoo! Sports reported that he had surgery Tuesday afternoon in London.
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Agyemang has helped Derby into contention for promotion to the Premier League thanks to a team-leading 10 goals since arriving last summer from Charlotte in Major League Soccer.
During the recent international break, he came off the bench for the United States and scored in a loss against Belgium and also got some minutes against Portugal.
Staff writer Jonathan Tannenwald contributed to this article.