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Cape Town - Shkodran Mustafi will play no further part in Germany's World
Cup challenge after being sidelined by a leg injury he sustained against
Algeria.
The 22-year-old defender was drafted into Joachim Low's starting line-up as a replacement for Mats Hummels, who has been struck down by a cold.
It was Mustafi's third appearance at the tournament in Brazil, having come on as a substitute in the group matches against Portugal and Ghana.
However, the Sampdoria player limped off in the 70th minute of Die Mannschaft's 2-1 win over the Fennec Foxes in the last 16, which booked a quarter-final date with France on July 4.
Low confirmed the injury blow in his post-match conference, telling reporters: "He tore a muscle. I think that he will not be able to play a role in this tournament. He will definitely be sidelined for two or three weeks."
The 22-year-old defender was drafted into Joachim Low's starting line-up as a replacement for Mats Hummels, who has been struck down by a cold.
It was Mustafi's third appearance at the tournament in Brazil, having come on as a substitute in the group matches against Portugal and Ghana.
However, the Sampdoria player limped off in the 70th minute of Die Mannschaft's 2-1 win over the Fennec Foxes in the last 16, which booked a quarter-final date with France on July 4.
Low confirmed the injury blow in his post-match conference, telling reporters: "He tore a muscle. I think that he will not be able to play a role in this tournament. He will definitely be sidelined for two or three weeks."
