Injury Rules Germany Captain Gwinn Out Of Euro 2025

Germany skipper Giulia Gwinn has been ruled retired of Euro 2025 aft a scan revealed she suffered a superior knee wounded successful her side's 2-0 triumph complete Poland.

The 26-year-old was visibly upset arsenic she was helped disconnected nan section during nan Group C win successful St Gallen connected Friday.

Gwinn had a scan connected Saturday which revealed a medial ligament wounded successful her near knee.

A Germany squad connection said nan Bayern Munich subordinate was expected to beryllium retired for "several weeks".

"Giuli is out! The adjacent steps will beryllium discussed pinch everyone involved. We're pinch you, Giuli!," the connection added., external

The nonaccomplishment of specified a highly knowledgeable subordinate is simply a awesome rustle for grounds eight-time winners Germany, who are classed number 3 successful nan world and 1 of nan favourites to assistance nan trophy successful Switzerland.

Gwinn helped her state scope nan Euro 2022 last and was portion of nan squad that won Olympic bronze astatine Paris 2024.

It is different individual rustle for nan two-time German nationalist squad subordinate of nan year, who suffered her latest wounded making a situation to contradict Poland skipper Ewa Pajor.

Gwinn, who has 14 goals successful 64 world appearances, besides missed nan 2023 World Cup owed to an ACL injury.

She besides suffered a cruciate knee ligament wounded successful Germany's 3-0 location win, external complete nan Republic of Ireland successful September 2020 and did not return to nine shot until August 2021.

Gwinn initially tried to proceed aft suffering nan injury, but was yet helped disconnected by medics and replaced successful nan 40th minute.

After nan game, team-mate Selina Cerci wore a Germany garment pinch Gwinn's sanction connected it arsenic nan squad celebrated successful beforehand of their fans.

Head coach Christian Wuck refused to estimate connected nan grade of nan wounded until aft Saturday's scan.

"I didn't spot nan foul, I conscionable cognize she prevented an almost-sure extremity and that would beryllium really bad for america if it is thing serious, but I will not speculate," he said connected Friday.

Germany play Denmark successful their adjacent lucifer connected Tuesday (17:00 BST kick-off) earlier completing their group run against Sweden connected 12 July (20:00).