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Swiss teenage talent Beney to miss World Cup due to training injury

  • Sixteen-year-old Swiss midfielder Iman Beney ruptured her ACL in training and will miss the Women's World Cup.
  • Beney is the latest in a string of women's soccer stars to suffer an ACL injury, ruling them out of the tournament.
  • Beney sustained the knee injury during Switzerland's final training session before a friendly against Morocco.
  • Twenty-three-year-old Amira Arfaoui has been called up to replace Beney on Switzerland's squad.
  • Switzerland is in Group A at the World Cup with Philippines, Norway and New Zealand.
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