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Tunisia 'keeper Mouez Hassen out of World Cup with shoulder injury

Mouez Hassen appears emotional as he's substituted due to injury
Image: Mouez Hassen had to be substituted during Tunisia's defeat to England

Tunisia goalkeeper Mouez Hassen's World Cup is over after just 16 minutes of action due to an injured shoulder suffered in Monday's 2-1 loss to England.

Hassen was forced off early in Volgograd and will not recover in time to continue in the tournament.

He will instead return to his French second division club Chateauroux for further treatment.

The injury occurred when Hassen collided with England midfielder Jesse Lingard and he was replaced by Farouk Ben Mustapha, who conceded a last-minute Harry Kane goal as England won the Group G encounter.

French-born Hassen switched his international allegiance to Tunisia earlier this year and made his international debut in March. He had previously played for France at U21 level.

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Tunisia cannot call-up a replacement for Hassen as FIFA rules prevent teams from doing so once the World Cup has begun.

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