FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: Germany's Dzsenifer Marozsan ruled out of group phase due to toe injury

Berlin: German midfield stalwart Dzsenifer Marozsan will miss the rest of the women’s World Cup group phase after breaking a toe in their Group B opening win over China on Saturday. [caption id=“attachment_6795321” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Dzsenifer Marozsan picked up the injury against China. Reuters[/caption] The 27-year-old midfielder, who helped Olympique Lyonnais to a record-extending 13th consecutive league title and fourth straight Champions League crown and won the French League’s best player award for the third year in a row, will miss their matches against Spain on Wednesday and South Africa next week. “She has a broken toe and that means that we cannot count on her for the group phase,” Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg told reporters in France on Tuesday. “We will try to get her back on the pitch at the World Cup, but I cannot give a precise prognosis.” Germany, looking to return to the world elite, are unbeaten in their last 13 matches - the longest winning streak of any team in the tournament in France. “I feel for her on a personal level. You cannot replace her because she has special qualities and abilities,” Voss-Tecklenburg said. Germany won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007 but were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2011 and finished fourth in 2015.