PARIS (AP) — Former France captain Amandine Henry will miss the Women’s World Cup after she was injured in training.
Defender Aïssatou Tounkara was summoned on Friday to join the 23-women France squad as a replacement.
The French Football Federation said Henry underwent medical tests that revealed a muscle lesion in the midfielder’s left calf.
The World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, kicks off on July 20.
Tounkara, a reserve player in Herve Renard’s squad, had not left her teammates and traveled to Ireland this week for a warmup game.
France will leave for Australia on Saturday.
Henry was called up by Renard in June to prepare for the tournament. She has played 93 matches for France but her last appearance was in November 2020 mainly due to a dispute with previous coach Corinne Diacre.
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