Arsenal and France defender Laurent Koscielny will miss the World Cup after suffering a torn Achilles during the Europa League semi-final second leg. Koscielny was stretchered off after just 12 minutes of Arsenal's clash with Atletico Madrid. The 32-year-old lost his footing while moving towards Atletico forward Diego Costa off the ball and was in obvious distress as he clutched his lower leg. He went off to be replaced by Calum Chambers and it subsequently emerged that he had suffered a serious injury and could be out for six months. France kick off their World Cup campaign against Australia on June 16 but Koscielny - who has 51 caps - will be missing from their defence. Play Super 6 Could...
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