German national soccer player Marco Reus listens during a news conference in St. Martin, northern Italy, May 24, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's World Cup hopes suffered a severe blow on Saturday when midfielder Marco Reus was ruled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in their final warmup game.
Germany, who take on Ghana, Portugal and United States in Group G, leave for Brazil on Saturday evening with 22-year-old Sampdoria defender Shkodran Mustafi booking an unexpected last-minute ticket following Reus's injury.
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