The German star reportedly had an ankle injury on friday in a friendly match against Armenia but is yet to be ruled out of the squad.

Rues had an hard clash with Artur Yedigaryan of Armenia one minute before the end of the first half, and was subsequently replaced by Lukas Podolski.

He(Reus) was immediately rushed to the hospital to under go an MRI scan and detected to have suffered a partial tear on his ligament.

Coach of the German side Joachim Low would be expected to rule Reus out should he be unfit to play in the tournament and call for another player as FIFA rule permits.

According to a team statement released on saturday, “As regards of his [World Cup] participation, it is something that is still open,”
“Further decisions will be taken at a later time today.”
Germany takes on Ghana, Portugal and USA in the group stages.

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