AMMAN: Jordan defender Issam Smeeri will miss the country’s first World Cup after the national football association said on Friday he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.

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The 26-year-old sustained the ‌injury during individual ‌training with ‌the national ⁠team, the association ⁠said in a post on X, and will now miss the tournament, scheduled from June 11 to July ⁠19 in the United ‌States, ‌Canada and Mexico.

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