Soccer-Canada's 'heartbroken' Beckie to miss World Cup after ACL injury

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Concacaf Women Championship - Canada Training - Monterrey, Mexico - July 17, 2022 Canada's Janine Beckie during training REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo

(Reuters) - Canada and Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie will miss this year's Women's World Cup after she confirmed on Friday that she has torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee.

In a statement on their website, reigning National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) champions Thorns said Beckie will miss the remainder of the 2023 season and added that she will "have surgery in the coming weeks to repair the injury."