Senegal forward Sadio Mane has reportedly been ruled out of the World Cup after limping out of Bayern Munich's clash against Werder Bremen with a tendon injury.

The former Liverpool forward was taken off just 20 minutes into Bayern's 6-1 win over Bremen on Tuesday night - leading to huge fears about his fitness for Qatar just 11 days before the tournament officially kicks off.

And according to L'Equipe, he will play no part in the competition for Senegal, dealing his nation a massive blow as they prepare to be without their talisman for their group stage against the Netherlands, Ecuador and hosts Qatar.

Mane will have a scan on a knee injury suffered in Bayern Munich's victory over Werder Bremen that moved them four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

The 30-year-old went down on 15 minutes and had to be replaced by Leroy Sane.

It comes just 11 days before Mane's Senegal play their first game at the 2022 World Cup against the Netherlands.

"He'll have to have an X-ray to see what's happened," said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann.

"He took a blow to his tibial plateau [the head of the shin]. It's a painful spot."

Bayern, meanwhile, cruised to victory with Serge Gnabry scoring a hat-trick.