{"id":35123,"date":"2014-05-01T15:23:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T07:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=35123"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:15:15","slug":"world-cup-2014-andros-townsend-out-karl-walker-a-doubt-for-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/football\/world-cup-2014-andros-townsend-out-karl-walker-a-doubt-for-england-35123.html","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2014: Andros Townsend out, Karl Walker a doubt for England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Andros-Townsend-England-World-Cup2.jpg\" alt=\"Andros Townsend England World Cup\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Andros-Townsend-England-World-Cup2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Andros-Townsend-England-World-Cup2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Andros-Townsend-England-World-Cup2-584x330.jpg 584w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Andros-Townsend-England-World-Cup2-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.dafabet.com\/en\/registration.html?trackingId=TRK397730414&amp;mediaId=MED982939458&amp;language=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&amp;mediaId=MED595488343&amp;language=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fdb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&amp;mediaId=MED595488343&amp;language=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/100-fdb-join-today.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Claim your Bonus<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&amp;mediaId=MED595488343&amp;language=en-US\" rel=\"nofollow\">Get 100% up to SGD100 Bonus on your First Deposit<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>England boss Roy Hodgson&#8217;s preparations for the World Cup have been dealt another blow with the news that Spurs&#8217; exciting winger Andros Townsend has been ruled out of the tournament in Brazil.<\/h2>\n<p>And Townsend&#8217;s club team-mate, Karl Walker, is another doubt ahead of Hodgson&#8217;s squad announcement a week on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Townsend, who lit up England&#8217;s qualifying campaign with some electrifying displays, undergoes surgery on an ankle injury today and is expected to be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very disappointed,&#8221; Hodgson said. &#8220;He had a fantastic debut, bursting on to the scene and he did really well. To see him ruled out like this with a serious ankle injury that is a cruel blow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My thoughts are very much with him. He is young. There will be lots of other opportunities but I am sure that won&#8217;t make him feel better at the moment because his chance to get into the squad has been taken away from him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, right back Walker&#8217;s pelvic injury is providing Hodgson cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are still monitoring the situation with Kyle,&#8221; Hodgson added. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t been told for certain that he will be out for the next six or 10 weeks but we are concerned that it has been a long time he has been out and during that time he has not been able to do any training as far as I know.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean training with the rest of the team, running etc and I know he has had another injection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Walker was expected to compete with <a style=\"color: #ad0002;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/football\/premier-league\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a> right-back Glen Johnson for a place in the England side this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #eab922;\">England are 2.2 not to qualify from Group D at the World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK843155975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sports-button-3.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England boss Roy Hodgson&#8217;s preparations for the World Cup have been dealt another blow with the news that Spurs&#8217; exciting winger Andros Townsend has been ruled out of the tournament in Brazil. 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