Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl allayed fears Marco Reus could miss the World Cup after the forward sustained an ankle injury against Schalke.
Reus struggles with injuries are well-documented, and it appeared he had suffered another devastating blow when he came off the field on a stretcher in the first half of Saturday s Revierderby.
The initial outlook for Reus, who was in tears as he left the pitch, was not positive, with Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic telling Sky Sport after the game: It looks as if the ligaments were injured. Of course, he was very disappointed and was in a lot of pain.
Reus was absent from Germany s victorious 2014 World Cup campaign with another ankle injury, but Kehl is confident he will be fit for the upcoming edition in Qatar.
It was a shock for us, too, but I can give a little all clear , he told SPORT1. The examinations showed no fracture, just a lateral ligament injury at the ankle.
[It is] not so difficult that the World Cup is in danger.
