Hugo Ekitike crumpled in a heap with a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon during Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday Credit: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

Liverpool and France forward Hugo Ekitike will miss the 2026 World Cup after suffering a serious injury in his club’s Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain, his national team coach Didier Deschamps said Wednesday.

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