{"id":299834,"date":"2023-12-19T18:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299834"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:24:58","slug":"manchester-city-suffer-blow-as-haaland-is-ruled-out-of-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/manchester-city-suffer-blow-as-haaland-is-ruled-out-of-club-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City suffer blow as Haaland is ruled out of Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester City have been dealt a blow in their hopes of lifting the Club World Cup after Erling Haaland was ruled out of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Haaland was initially registered in City\u2019s 23-man squad for Tuesday\u2019s semi-final against Urawa Red Diamonds but his foot problem hasn\u2019t sufficiently cleared up.<\/p>\n
City removed the Norwegian from their roster shortly before the last four encounter \u2013 with Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku also ruled out of a potential final with Fluminense on Friday.<\/p>\n
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De Bruyne trained for a full session here in Jeddah on Monday night but his comeback from a lengthy recovery from hamstring surgery was unlikely to come in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Doku, the flying winger who has lit up the Premier League in his debut season, is still nursing a hamstring problem.<\/p>\n
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Manchester City have suffered a blow with Erling Haaland ruled out of the Club World Cup<\/p>\n
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A well as Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne are also out of the tournament<\/p>\n
It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n All three were given the opportunity to prove their fitness but were replaced by youngsters Max Alleyne, Mahamadou Susoho and Micah Hamilton.<\/p>\n Haaland has missed matches against Luton and Crystal Palace, with Pep Guardiola preferring a return to a false nine system for their clash with Urawa, dropping Julian Alvarez to the bench.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The news regarding Haaland will be frustrating for City manager Pep Guardiola<\/p>\n