May 15 (Reuters) - Jordan defender Issam ⁠Smeeri will miss the country’s ‌first World Cup after the national football association said on Friday he had suffered ​a ruptured Achilles tendon.

The ⁠26-year-old sustained the ⁠injury during individual training with the national ⁠team, ‌the association said in a post on X, and ⁠will now miss the tournament, scheduled ​from ‌June 11 to July 19 in ⁠the United ​States, Canada and Mexico.