Townsend, 22, will be sidelined for 10 weeks after damaging his ankle ligaments in Spurs’ 1-0 Premier League win over Stoke City and will undergo surgery on Thursday.
It leaves England boss Roy Hodgson short of attacking midfielders after Arsenal's Theo Walcott was also ruled out of the World Cup in January with cruciate ligament damage in his knee.
Townsend starred in England’s must-win qualifier against Montenegro in October, capping a fine performance with his first international goal in a 4-1 win at Wembley, and followed it up with another impressive display in the 2-0 victory over Poland.
The World Cup starts on June 12 with England drawn alongside Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D.
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