Injured Danilo to miss World Cup for Portugal

Porto defensive midfielder Danilo Pereira will miss the World Cup with an Achilles tendon injury, the Portuguese club announced Wednesday.

Danilo, capped 25 times and part of the Portugal team that won Euro 2016, sustained a partial rupture of his left Achilles and will undergo an operation on Thursday, the club said.

The 26-year-old was making a steady comeback after a calf injury he suffered in January, but his newest setback sees him ruled out of Fernando Santos' squad plans for the June 14-July 15 finals in Russia.