'I couldn't feel my leg anymore' – Virgil van Dijk suffers injury scare following heavy collision in Netherlands' win against Sweden

Goal | 21.06.2026 04:44
Speaking directly to NOSafter the final whistle, the Liverpool defender detailed the bizarre and alarming physical sensations he experienced immediately following a heavy collision. "I took a hard hit to my hip and I couldn’t feel my upper leg anymore, so that was a little bit crazy," Van Dijk explained, recounting the immediate aftermath of the challenge. "But it was probably just a pinched nerve."