Football European Championships 2025
EM-out for Giulia Gwinn-but no cruciate ligament tear
The diagnosis is here: Giulia Gwinn fails due to a knee injury for the rest of the European Championship tournament. However, the German captain did not suffer the feared cruciate ligament tear.
Captain Giulia Gwinn will lack the German national soccer team for the rest of the European Championship-but according to initial investigations, it has not suffered a cruciate ligament tear. The 26-year-old from FC Bayern had contracted an inner ligament injury in the left knee in the first half when the opening victory against Poland in St. Gallen, the DFB said.
“The downtime is expected to be several weeks.
Giulia Gwinn is injured after a rescue operation
After the game, teammates Christian Wück feared that Gwinn has suffered a cruciate ligament injury for the third time. The Munich native broke the right cruciate ligament in September 2020 in the European Championships against Ireland against Ireland and in DFB training in October 2022. That is why she also missed the 2023 World Cup in Australia.
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Giula Gwinn
Captain Giula Gwinn is not only on the pitch, but also the star of the DFB team in the media. She uses her prominence for cooperations on social media. Gwinn follow more than 640,000 people on Instagram. However, she does not want to describe herself as an influencer
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In the 2-0 against Poland in St. Gallen, Gwinn injured herself in the 36th minute when she twisted her knee during a rescue operation in her own penalty area with Poland striker Ewa Pajor. The right -back left the lawn under tears after she had first returned to the field, but then sank back to the ground.
The other preliminary round games against Denmark on Tuesday (6 p.m.) and on July 12 (9:00 p.m.) against Sweden must play Germany without its star player. This also applies to the possible KO games.
Gwinn is the best-known player of the DFB-Elf
Gwinn had led the DFB women in St. Gallen on the pitch for the first time at a tournament. Alexandra Popp’s successor is considered the most popular player in the DFB selection.
Gwinn “prevented an almost safe goal with this action,” said Wück about the unfortunate duel with Pajor. “That’s why it is just incredibly bad for us if it really should be something worse.” Players like goal scorer Jule Brand spoke of a “shock”.
Gwinn is the second serious failure for the Olympic thirds of 2024 and eight times European champions. After a cruciate ligament rupture, her Bayern colleague Lena Oberdorf had no longer made it into the European Championship squad in time. A post-nomination for the DFB in Switzerland is excluded, since due to the UEFA regulations, a field player may only be replaced up to 24 hours before the first matchday for medical reasons.
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Source: Stern
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