Aston Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara will be out of action until after the World Cup with knee ligament damage.
Kamara, who has three caps for France, had been called up for the latest round of Nations League matches before suffering the injury in Villa's 1-0 win over Southampton earlier this month.
He will miss the World Cup in Qatar which gets under way in November.
"I'm worried about it," Villa boss Steven Gerrard had said after the Southampton game.
"It seems like every time we get three points it comes with a cost.