According to FC Augsburg website, their left back and Canadian international Marcel de Jong suffered a medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear to his left knee, in a game against Borussia Dortumund over the weekend.
De Jong left the game in the 23rd minute and did not return.
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FC Augsburg gave no timeline for his recovery, but a typical MCL injury will take between 4-8 weeks to rehabilitate.
De Jong, who was not called for Canada during this round of World Cup qualifying, had been expected to factor off and on with the squad during their march to Brazil in 2014. This injury will now all but rule him out of competition for Canada during this stage of qualifying.