{"id":30894,"date":"2026-05-17T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=30894"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:05:00","slug":"matthijs-de-ligt-to-miss-2026-world-cup-following-surgical-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/matthijs-de-ligt-to-miss-2026-world-cup-following-surgical-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthijs de Ligt to Miss 2026 World Cup Following Surgical Setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Matthijs de Ligt will not participate in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup following back surgery performed on Friday, May 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100752\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Man-United-defender-Matthijs-de-Ligt-suffers-bloody-head-injury-against-Brentford.avif\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Man United defender Matthijs de Ligt suffers bloody head injury against Brentford - Photo Credit : Daily Mail\" class=\"wp-image-100752\" style=\"width: 764px; height: auto\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Man United defender Matthijs de Ligt suffers bloody head injury against Brentford \u2013 Photo Credit : Daily Mail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Softfootball reports that the decision follows six months of intensive treatment, during which the player expressed disappointment at being unable to contribute to Manchester United FC.<\/p>\n<p>This was his statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>After 6 months of treatment and working hard to get back, surgery was the only option left. 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