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title: "Mikkel Desler Puggaard injury rules him out of Austin squad ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps clash"
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# Mikkel Desler Puggaard injury rules him out of Austin squad ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps clash

Mikkel Desler Puggaard is absent from Austin's squad due to a lower-body injury since 15 October, and he is expected to return on 18 October, the date of his team's match against Vancouver Whitecaps.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 07:26 ، updated 21:54 Saudi time

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard injury rules him out of Austin squad ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps clash

[Mikkel Desler Puggaard](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mikkel-desler-puggaard-9090) is absent from his team [Austin](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/austin-486)'s squad in football due to a lower-body injury.

The player's absence began on 15 October 2026, and he is expected to be able to return by 18 October 2026.

Austin's fans are anticipating the extent to which this absence will affect the team's performance in the upcoming match.

Austin are preparing to face Vancouver Whitecaps in matchday 30 of the American football league for the 2026 season.

The match will be held at 03:30 Damascus time on 18 October 2026 at Austin's stadium.

The match will be broadcast on Apple TV.

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