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Dejan Kulusevski suffers World Cup heartbreak as injured Tottenham star misses out on Sweden squad

The Independent·Philip O'Connor·21 days ago
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Sweden manager Graham Potter has unveiled his squad for the upcoming World Cup , and notably omitted Tottenham Hotspur forward Dejan Kulusevski , who has been sidelined for a year with a knee injury and failed to recover in time for the tournament. While Potter’s 26-man selection contained few major surprises, many observers had anticipated the 26-year-old Kulusevski’s inclusion if there was even a remote possibility of him playing a part. However, the coach has ruled out what would have amounted to a miraculous return. "A very, very difficult decision in terms of where he (Kulusevski) has been, what he's done over the last year, where he's at in terms of his rehab with four and a half weeks to go to that first game," Potter told a media conference. "Once those games start, you're not really in a place where you can start playing in big areas, spaces and then be able to work.…

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