The Norwegian Football Association issued an updated status regarding Hegerberg on Saturday. The news comes less than a day after the women’s national team booked their tickets to next year’s World Cup finals.
– It is positive that no violations were detected. However, he had received a kick so strong that his leg needed to be healed, so he will not play again in this encounter, national team doctor Said Tutunchian said in a statement.
Hegerberg picked up the injury just over an hour after the game in Leuven. His leg was left hanging after a duel with Belgian stopper Amber Tysiak. The Lyon striker was clearly in pain and lay down for a few minutes.
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TV images showed him holding his left leg after being kicked. A stretcher was called, but Hegerberg made it off the pitch with the support of medical staff.
The episode came minutes after Tuva Hansen scored Norway’s winner with a fine shot from outside the 16-yard area.
Hegerberg walks on crutches after the game.
Injury nightmare
Last fall he returned after a long injury nightmare. A torn cruciate ligament in his knee and then a stress fracture in his tibia kept him out for more than 600 days.
Earlier this year, Hegerberg returned to Norway for the first time since the summer of 2017.
The management of the national team is considering signing a striker replacement for Tuesday’s home game against Albania at the Ullevaal stadium.
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