Mexico hit by another crushing injury blow as Marcel Ruiz tears ACL and to miss World Cup

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MEXICO CITY In the span of three days, Mexico has lost two players for the World Marcel Ruiz tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Everardo López Jersey, his club Toluca announced on 25-year-old Ruiz injured the joint on Wednesday in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against San Diego of the said in a statement that in addition to the ligament rupture, Ruiz also suffered a meniscus tear in the same joint and will undergo at this club regrets what happened and we stand in solidarity with him, wishing him a speedy recovery, the team plays the World Cup opener on June 11 against South was key in helping Toluca win their second consecutive championship last received his first call-up to the senior national team in 2023, and has been one of the most consistent players since Javier Aguirre took over as manager in August 2024. The midfielder has 17 matches with the national team and was expected to go to his first World absence adds to Club Amrica goalkeeper Luis Malagn Mexico National Team Pro Jerseys, who was diagnosed on Wednesday with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left has another half-dozen players sidelined, although the most serious case is that of right back Rodrigo Huescas, who tore a knee ligament last November.