DERBY, England (AP) 鈥� United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss his home World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury.
Agyemang was visibly emotional when , with his right leg strapped, after landing awkwardly in Derby鈥檚 2-0 victory over Stoke in the second-tier English Championship on Monday.
Derby confirmed on Tuesday that the striker would miss soccer鈥檚 biggest tournament, which is being held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in June and July.
鈥淎s a result of this injury, Patrick will unfortunately miss this summer鈥檚 FIFA World Cup,鈥� . 鈥淎t this stage it would be wrong to put a timeline on his recovery.”
The club added that Agyemang would undergo more tests later on Tuesday and 鈥渇urther updates will be communicated in due course.鈥�
Agyemang has helped Derby into contention for promotion to the Premier League thanks to a team-leading 10 goals since arriving last summer from Charlotte in Major League Soccer.
During the recent international break, he came off the bench for the United States and scored in a loss against Belgium and also got some minutes against Portugal.
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