PSG and Brazilian influential defender Dani Alves has been ruled out of the World Cup with a knee ligament injury, according to reports in the South American nation.

Alves, 35, injured the cruciate ligament in his right knee during PSG’s French Cup win over Les Herbiers on Tuesday.

According to ESPN Brasil “Following Dani Alves’ right knee injury, which occurred yesterday during the French Cup final, the tests performed today showed a high detachment of the anterior cruciate ligament with posterolateral sprain.

“His condition requires a minimum of three weeks of care before re-evaluation.”