Nottingham Forest midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté was stretchered off during Senegal's opening World Cup match against the Netherlands.
The summer signing started the Group A match in midfield for Aliou Cissé's side alongside Leicester City's Nampalys Mendy before being forced off the field. Kouyaté had performed well in keeping Holland scoreless while up against Frenkie de Jong and Steven Berghuis in the middle of the park.
That was until the 32-year-old was forced off with an injury and carried from the field prone on a stretcher after colliding with De Jong. The incident itself was a rather innocuous one, and Kouyaté was replaced by Marseille's Pape Gueye.
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The scores were still level at that stage, but the Netherlands went on to win 2-0 after Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen scored late goals for Louis van Gaal's side, with De Jong crossing for the forward. Senegal are next in action against the hosts Qatar on Friday lunchtime before facing Ecuador in the final group stage game next Tuesday afternoon.
It is just one day shy of a month until Forest are back in action against Blackburn Rovers in the Carabao Cup fourth round. Whether Kouyaté will be fit for that fixture remains to be seen at this stage.
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