France Women's Sombath suffers serious knee injury, World Cup 2027 in doubt

Sombath ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee on Saturday and faces several months out, putting her 2027 World Cup participation in serious doubt.

Tottenham Women defender Alice Sombath suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal and was stretchered off the pitch. The 23-year-old, who joined the Spurs from Lyon this summer, will undergo surgery followed by rehabilitation. Tottenham confirmed she will miss several months of competition. The injury casts serious doubt over her availability for France at the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil this summer, as ACL injuries typically require more than six months recovery. Sombath had featured several times at Euro 2025 in Switzerland, where France were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany.