Third Russian likely out of World Cup as Zenit's Alexander Kokorin injures knee | MUK Sports

Alexander Kokorin injured his right knee in Zenit St Petersburg's Europa League game on Thursday. MOSCOW -- Alexander Kokorin is likely to become the third player from Russia's national team to miss the World Cup in his home country through injury after he tore ligaments in his right knee. Kokorin's club team, Zenit St Petersburg, said he tore ligaments in his knee in the opening minutes of the Europa League round-of-16 defeat against RB Leipzig on Thursday. Defenders Viktor Vasin and Georgy Dzhikiya have already sustained injuries that are likely to rule them out of the World Cup. Kokorin,...
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