Canada captain Alphonso Davies injures hamstring in Bayern win

Canada captain Alphonso Davies sustained a torn muscle fibre in his right hamstring during a game Saturday, his club Bayern Munich has confirmed.

Davies went off injured during Bayern Munich’s 3-2 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

The soccer club said his injury was confirmed after and examination carried out its medical staff, and that Davies will be sidelined “for the time being.”

The speedy left back covered his face with his jersey as he left the field early in the second half, raising fears over the extent of the injury just under four months before his country co-hosts the World Cup.

Davies was able to walk off the field without assistance.

“It doesn’t look too bad,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said before the team’s diagnosis. “I don’t know whether it will be two weeks or four weeks. But I have the feeling it won’t be too long.

“These things happen when players are working their way back (from injury). We just have to hope that it’s not too bad so he can really go for it again.”

Davies has only made eight appearances in the Bundesliga this season after missing nearly nine months with a serious knee injury sustained when playing for Canada in March. Davies tore a ligament and sustained other damage in his right knee.

Canada hosts the World Cup with the United States and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

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