Mexico's defender Carlos Salcedo is removed from the pitch on a stretcher after being injured during the 2017 Confederations Cup group A football match between Mexico and New Zealand at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Patrik STOLLARZ
The 23-year-old came off second-best in an aerial tussle with Kiwi striker Chris Wood in the first half and landed awkwardly.
The Mexican Football Federation confirmed the news in a statement, with Salcedo, who recently joined German club Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Guadalajara, to return home.
Mexico’s come-from-behind victory means that they need only a draw from their final Group A game against Russia on Saturday to secure a semi-final place.
