Algeria midfielder Mourad Meghni will miss the World Cup after failing to recover from a left knee injury.
The Algeria football federation says the 26-year-old Meghni was examined by doctors on Monday and concluded that he needed surgery.
Meghni was one of several players in coach Rabah Saadane’s preliminary squad with dual nationality who played youth internationals for France but switched allegiance last year.
Algeria will play England, the United States on June 23 and Slovenia in Group C.
