World Cup 2026 — April 27: Xavi Simons ACL, Militão OUT, Romero Race & FIFA Prize Fund

World Cup Central's April 27 bulletin: Xavi Simons ruptures his ACL at Tottenham — Netherlands star is OUT of the 2026 World Cup. Éder Militão is now definitively confirmed out (surgery required, scar tissue), a crushing blow for Brazil. Cristian Romero's knee injury puts him in a race against time with just six weeks to Argentina's group-stage opener. Plus — FIFA confirms a record $727M prize fund boost for the 48-nation tournament, set to be ratified at the Vancouver Congress on April 30.

World Cup 2026 — April 27: Xavi Simons ACL, Militão OUT, Romero Race & FIFA Prize Fund
World Cup Central's April 27 bulletin: Xavi Simons ruptures his ACL at Tottenham — Netherlands star is OUT of the 2026 World Cup. Éder Militão is now definitively confirmed out (surgery required, scar tissue), a crushing blow for Brazil. Cristian Romero's knee injury puts him in a race against time with just six weeks to Argentina's group-stage opener. Plus — FIFA confirms a record $727M prize fund boost for the 48-nation tournament, set to be ratified at the Vancouver Congress on April 30.

World Cup 2026 — April 27: Xavi Simons ACL, Militão OUT, Romero Race, FIFA Prize Fund

April 27. Three more squad blows. One major financial announcement.

Éder Militão — Confirmed Out

Worse — Éder Militão is now CONFIRMED out of the World Cup. 1 Scar tissue from a prior injury reopened; surgery required. Brazil lose their first-choice centre-back.

Cristian Romero — Race Against Time

And in Argentina — Cristian Romero's knee injury 2 is now a race against time. Six weeks to the group-stage opener.

FIFA $727M Prize Fund Boost

Off the pitch — FIFA will boost the 727-million-dollar World Cup prize fund 3 4 after national associations lobbied over rising costs. The Vancouver Congress on Tuesday makes it official.
Simons: out. Militão: confirmed gone. Romero: in a race against time. And money's about to get better for the nations.
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参考来源

  1. 1Sports Illustrated
  2. 2ESPN
  3. 3The Guardian
  4. 4NY Times/The Athletic

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