Walcott to miss World Cup qualifiers

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott will miss England's World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland as he will have abdominal surgery on Wednesday. Walcott, 24, did not play in Arsenal's win against Stoke on Sunday despite initially being named in the team. "Theo will be out for a few weeks," said Gunners manager Arsene Wenger. "He has developed some damage to his posterior abdominal wall. It's not a hernia, but it's a little structural problem in his abdomen.uot; England face Montenegro on 11 October, before completing their qualification group fixtures against Poland four days later.