Hugo Lloris out of France squad with thigh injury

Posted September 19, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris dives but fails to save the goal from Leicester's James Maddison during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/David Cliff) The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) - France captain Hugo Lloris has been ruled out of upcoming Nations League matches as a series of injuries led to further replacements in coach Didier Deschamps' squad on Monday.

The French football federation said the Tottenham goalkeeper will miss the games against Austria and Denmark because of a right thigh injury. Nantes goalie Alban Lafont was called up as a replacement.

AC Milan defender ThÃ©o Hernandez has also been withdrawn from the squad because of a torn adductor muscle. He will be replaced by Aston Villa left-back Lucas Digne.

France plays Austria on Thursday and travels to Copenhagen three days later to take on Denmark.

Les Bleus face relegation to the second tier of the Nations League. The defending champions are in last place in Group 1 with two points from four games. Denmark leads with nine.

On Saturday, Marseille midfielder Jordan Veretout was called up as a replacement for the injured Boubacar Kamara, the day after Kamara had replaced Adrien Rabiot.

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Nantes' goalkeeper Alban Lafont saves a ball during the French League One soccer match between Olympique Marseille and Nantes at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) The Associated Press

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, right, challenges for the ball with Aston Villa's Lucas Digne during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) The Associated Press

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