Karl: Missing the World Cup is a blow, I'll watch every Germany match

According to Bild, 18-year-old Bayern Munich youth player Lennart Karl has spoken in detail for the first time about his feelings after missing the FIFA World Cup due to injury. He said that he would support the German team in front of the TV and believed that the team would go all out and play a good FIFA World Cup.

Lennart Karl was originally regarded as one of Germany's important hopes for this FIFA World Cup, but after suffering an injury, he had to follow the FIFA World Cup on TV. Unable to play on the field, he will cheer for the German team and his teammates against Curacao on Sunday from home.

After suffering the injury, Lennart Karl previously posted on social media: "I don't even know where to start, but having to miss such an important event really makes me feel very bad. I have tried my best to catch up with the FIFA World Cup. Unfortunately, injuries always happen at the worst time."

Now, Lennart Karl has spoken in detail about his situation for the first time. The Bayern Munich player said in an interview with Bild: "Of course I will watch the first game, and I will definitely follow every game after that! As for where to watch, I'm not sure yet. But I will definitely be nervous with the team and cheer for them. I firmly believe that this team will go all out and play a good FIFA World Cup!"

Lennart Karl suffered a muscle tear in the last training session before the warm-up match against the United States. He then had to return to Munich from Chicago early.

Talking about the situation when he was injured, Lennart Karl said: "It happened when I was shooting, and I felt it immediately. This was indeed a blow to me, because I had set a lot of goals for myself, and I was in good shape at the time. Participating in the FIFA World Cup has always been a huge dream of mine. Unfortunately, this injury interrupted all of that. I have to accept reality and then look forward."

Regarding the follow-up recovery arrangements, Lennart Karl said: "I will stay in Munich this week for preliminary treatment, and then I will rest for a while. In the first few days, I can't do too much rehabilitation training, I can only let the injured area recover first. When the time is right, I will slowly enter the recovery training phase."