Quinten Timber to miss Netherlands' clash with Sweden due to concussion

Quinten Timber (L) suffered a concussion in training
Quinten Timber (L) suffered a concussion in trainingANP / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

Netherlands midfielder Quinten Timber has been ⁠ruled out of their World Cup Group F match against Sweden ‌on Saturday after suffering an injury ‌during training, the team said ‌on Thursday.

National team officials confirmed that ‌Timber, 25, sustained a mild concussion following ‌a collision in Thursday's practice.

Medical staff monitored the player immediately after ‌the incident and decided he ⁠would be ‌unavailable for selection.

"The moment Quinten had the ​ball, I ran deep," teammate Teun Koopmeiners told Dutch ​media. "He wanted to chip it to me and then it happened. ⁠It wasn't ​a super hard collision, as I understand it, but you do have to be careful."

The setback for ‌Timber, who celebrated his 25th birthday on Wednesday and was a substitute in the Netherlands' opening 2-2 draw against Japan. His twin brother, Jurrien, has already been forced to miss the tournament with a groin injury.

Having joined the ‌Dutch preparations late following Arsenal's defeat ​by Paris Saint-Germain in ‌the Champions League final, the defender was forced to drop out of the squad shortly before a warm-up friendly against Uzbekistan ⁠in New ⁠York.

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