Xavi Simons ruled out of World Cup as injury ends his Tottenham season

SportFootballXavi Simons ruled out of World Cup as injury ends his Tottenham seasonThe absence of the attacker is a huge blow to Tottenham’s survival hopesGeorge Sessions Monday 27 April 2026 07:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965387","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/xavi-simons-injury-update-tottenham-world-cup-b2965387.html","title":"Xavi Simons ruled out of World Cup as injury ends his Tottenham season"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-47114","index":0}Xavi Simons was carted off on a stretcher against Wolves (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Xavi Simons has been left “heartbroken” after he was ruled out for the rest of this season and the World Cup in an enormous blow to Tottenham’s survival hopes.Netherlands playmaker Simons went down clu...