France midfielder Kamara will miss the World Cup, confirms Gerrard

French midfielder Boubacar Kamara will be out until the end of the World Cup with a knee ligament injury, Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard has confirmed.

Kamara has been capped three times by France and called up for his final round of Nations League matches this month.

However, the 22-year-old had to pull out of the squad after suffering a knee injury in Villa's 1-0 win over Southampton on September 16.

It was revealed last week that Kamara had suffered ligament damage, and Gerrard announced on Friday that the former Marseille player will not recover in time for Qatar 2022.

"Boubacar will be out until the end of the World Cup, unfortunately, so it's a big blow," Gerrard said in his pre-match press conference before facing Leeds United.

"It's not ideal. We've had better days on the injury front."

Villa also lost fellow signing Diego Carlos, who ruptured his Achilles tendon on just his second outing after joining Sevilla.

Kamara's international teammate Lucas Digne suffered a heel injury while away with his country and "will not be available in the coming weeks".