Peter Wynants (66), a dentist by profession, is staying in Dubai during the World Cup. While on his way to watch the Red Devils game against Canada, he broke his hip at Dubai airport. After clearing customs and about to check in, he tripped over another passenger’s foot. “I fell badly on my left side and immediately felt a strong pain in my knee and hip,” he told HLN. “They took me by ambulance to an examination room at the airport. Since they couldn’t do x-rays there, they took me to the clinic near our hotel. I broke my hip, I can’t get up because I can’t put pressure on my left leg”.
“I have now contacted Europe Assistance and tomorrow it will be decided whether I will be operated on in Dubai or repatriated to Belgium. I have confidence in the medical team of this hospital. If they do the surgery here, maybe I could see a few wheelchair matches. »
But for tonight’s game, it’s a miss. Because the height of bad luck, the hospital in which he is hospitalized… does not have any television channel which will broadcast the match! “It’s very boring, of course. I can only cross my fingers for a good result. I have a “ticket formula” until the final, I really hope to be able to live a few more matches live”.
We wish him…