Bayern youngster Lennart Karl will miss the 2026 World Cup. The record champions‘ attacking player has torn a muscle bundle and will be out for more than a month. The injury is naturally not easy for his teammates to cope with either
Karl will probably take little comfort from the fact that he had a bit of bad luck: national coach Julian Nagelsmann confirmed on Saturday around the test match against the USA that Karl will be out for up to six weeks. With an injury like this, it can easily be the case that a player has to sit out for ten to twelve weeks
Nevertheless, the World Cup dream is of course over for now, even if Karl will still have plenty of chances to play in major tournaments
Sane feels for Karl
His DFB teammates definitely feel for Karl. Almost all of them have experienced periods of bad luck with injuries. Leroy Sané has also had to sit out for longer periods several times in his career
Immediately after the USA test, Sané, who scored the 2:1 for the German team and thus decided the game, commented on Karl’s injury: „It hurts personally, a dream has been shattered for Lenny, I’m personally super sorry for him, he’s a super young, a super footballer.“
Sané added that he was „really looking forward“ to the 18-year-old’s debut season: „I wish him all the best and hope that he recovers well.“
The loss of Karl has increased the Galatasaray professional’s chances of making a starting appearance at this tournament, but the sympathy is still great because the youngster would simply have brought in elements that hardly anyone else in the squad can
For Karl, it is now a matter of getting fit again as quickly as possible and then attacking again.