2023-07-22 07:44:54
Many eyes in the German World Cup team are focused on Lena Oberdorf, who is so important but recently injured. It could now be enough for the start of the World Cup.
Wyong.
The German selection can hope for Lena Oberdorf to play in the World Cup opener against Morocco. The defensive midfielder trained extensively with the team in Wyong on Saturday. According to the German Football Association, the 21-year-old from VfL Wolfsburg, who was suffering from a muscle injury in her thigh, will also compete in the final training session in Melbourne on Sunday. There, the team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg meets Morocco on Monday (10.30 a.m. CEST/ZDF) in their first game of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Sjoeke Nüsken was only part of the training session on Saturday. The versatile player from Frankfurt, who is moving to Chelsea after the tournament, has suffered a stretched lateral ligament in her right knee. It is not yet clear whether she is fit enough for the Morocco game. Nüsken would be a hot candidate to replace defense chief Marina Hegering (heel bruise/Wolfsburg), who continues to only run.
“It looks like we won’t be able to fall back on either of them in the first game,” Voss-Tecklenburg said a few days ago about Oberdorf and Hegering. In an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Saturday) she now said: “For the second group game against Colombia I can say that Obi is definitely fit again.” Oberdorf is considered one of the most important regulars in the DFB team. She was named Best Young Player at Euro 2022 in England.
(dpa)
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