Monday, May 15, 2006
World Cup injury roundup
England are far from the only World Cup nation with injury worries - it seems a lot of big (and not so big) name players are dropping like flies.I thought then, that I'd try to compile the most up to date list I could of the World Cup injury doubts...
| Player | Country | Injury | Likelyhood to play? |
| Gabriel Heinze | Argentina | Knee injury | Should be fit after seven months out |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Thigh injury | Looking likely to be fully fit |
| Carlos Tevez | Argentina | Possible knee injury | Unknown - could be a smokescreen for Chelsea signing |
| Gonzalo Rodriguez | Argentina | Torn ankle ligament | Doubtful - not due to resume training until start of June |
| Harry Kewell | Australia | Torn groin muscle | Possible for later games - should be playing in 2-3 weeks |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | Knee ligament injury | On course to recover in time for first match |
| Tony Vidmar | Australia | Heart problems | Withdrawn from the tournament |
| Ronaldo | Brazil | Thigh injury | Definite - Injury should have healed before tournament |
| Vladimir Smicer | Czech Republic | Knee injury | Told by doctors he will be fit |
| Jan Koller | Czech Republic | Knee ligament injury | Probable - already gaining match practice |
| Zdenek Grygera | Czech Republic | Probable - inluded in initial squad | |
| Vratislav Lokvenc | Czech Republic | Probable - inluded in initial squad | |
| Michael Owen | England | Fractured metatarsal | Probable - Has played briefly for Newcastle |
| Wayne Rooney | England | B0rked metatarsal | Possible - recovery going well, may be ready for group games |
| Christoph Metzelder | Germany | Torn calf muscle | Probable - only out for 2 weeks |
| Sebastian Kehl | Germany | Strained ankle ligament | Probable - should be healed by June |
| Mojtaba Jabari | Iran | Knee injury | Definitely out - injured for the whole competition |
| Vahid Hashemian | Iran | Knee injury | Probable - has resumed training |
| Aimo Diana | Italy | Groin injury | Ruled out by manager |
| Christian Vieri | Italy | Knee injury | Definitely out - requires surgery |
| Antonio Naelson | Mexico | Knee injury | Definite - has played first team football since injury |
| Simão Sabrosa | Portugal | Sprained ankle | Possible, but will miss last two matches of season |
| Lee Dong-gook | South Korea | Torn knee ligaments | Definitely out - requires surgery |
| Cornell Glen | Trinidad and Tobago | Hamstring Injury | Unknown - manager waiting for player feedback |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | Knee injury | Possible - should return to fitness by start of June |
| Frankie Hejduk | USA | Torn knee ligaments | Definitely out - replaced in squad |
| Park Ji-sung | South Korea | Sore Ankle | Not serious - should play in tournament |
Any more to add?
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Posted by Chris @ 8:40 PM.
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