MUNICH, Oct 5 (Bernama-dpa) -- Germany captain Giulia Gwinn will miss the national team's upcoming matches due to an injury, the German Football Federation (DFB) said in a statement on Sunday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
The Bayern Munich defender was substituted in the closing minutes of Saturday's Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt after twisting her ankle.
Gwinn had resumed playing just a few weeks ago after a break of more than three months due to shoulder surgery.
Germany coach Christian Wück named VfL Wolfsburg's Sarai Linder as Gwinn's replacement.
The games against Australia on Oct 9 in Karlsruhe and against Japan on Oct 13 in Bremen mark the start of the season for Wück and the Germany team ahead of the World Cup in Brazil (June 24 to July 25).
-- BERNAMA-dpa
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
