Argentina and Marseille defender Leonardo Balerdi will not play in the World Cup due to a calf injury. The world champions shared this news on Saturday.
The 27-year-old has a muscle injury in his right leg. The Argentine football federation announced this on social media and wished him a quick recovery.
Balerdi was excited about playing in his first World Cup. He shared a photo of himself training with the team in Kansas City on social media on Friday.
Argentina has not named anyone to take his place yet.
Argentina is set to play Honduras later on Saturday. This warm-up match will take place in College Station, Texas.
They will start their World Cup journey on June 17 against Algeria in Kansas City.
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