The images of Marie-Antoinette Katoto’s injury exit on Thursday July 14 left little hope of seeing the striker replay for the France team before the end of the Euro. It’s now official: the striker of the French football team is out of the tournament. Medical examinations revealed that the French player suffers from a ruptured anterior ligament in her right knee and her meniscus is cracked.
In the post-match conference, the coach, Corinne Deacon, had mentioned a ” sprain “, without being able to specify the seriousness of the injury and the duration of unavailability. The number 9 was forced out after a quarter of an hour against Belgium, injured in the right knee in the absence of any contact with an opponent.
Taking care not to set foot on the ground, she was examined by the doctor of the Blues then joined the stand on crutches after half-time. She had been hit in the same knee during training the day before the match, after a shock with a teammate.
“MAK” is the star center-forward of the France team, qualified for the quarter-finals scheduled for July 23 even before the last match of the first round against Iceland on Monday. At 23, the Paris SG player was presented as one of the headliners of the English Euro, expectations in particular linked to her efficiency this season: her personal total amounts to 48 goals, including 16 with the selection after 15 matches.