France was dealt a massive blow in its World Cup title defense with the news that N’Golo Kanté will not be making the trip to Qatar due to injury.
Chelsea confirmed Tuesday that the midfielder had surgery on his injured hamstring that will rule him out for the next four months. Kanté has made only two appearances for Chelsea this season and has already missed the last two months due to the injury.
Kanté played a significant part in France’s 2018 World Cup-winning side, completing the full 90 minutes in every game but the final in Russia.