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Jamie Carragher has branded the timing of the World Cup ‘an absolute disgrace’ as Tottenham forward Son Heung-min became the latest player who could miss the tournament due to injury.
South Korea’s captain was forced off in the first half of Spurs’ 2-1 victory over Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday evening following a nasty head collision.
Son was seen with a swollen eye during Tottenham’s post-match celebrations and the 30-year-old has less than a month to recover as South Korea’s opening Group H fixture is against Uruguay on November 24.
France’s Raphael Varane is also in danger of missing the tournament after suffering a hamstring problem with Manchester United last month, while Liverpool’s Diogo Jota is already ruled out of Portugal’s World Cup campaign with a calf injury.