By KS Leong & Ewan Macdonald
Jun 5, 2010 11:11:00 AM
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Germany
Age: 33
Position: Central midfielder
Club:
Injury: Damaged ligaments to his right ankle during
Prognosis: Ballack will miss the entire World Cup as he recovers from this injury.
Netherlands
Age: 26
Position: Winger
Club:
Injury: Pulled his hamstring in the final minutes of the friendly win over Hungary.
Prognosis: Robben will undergo scans to determine the extent of his injury. Will not travel with the rest of the squad to South Africa.
John Obi-Mikel
Nigeria
Age: 23
Position: Midfielder
Club: Chelsea
Injury: Failed to make a full recovery after undergoing minor knee surgery in early May.
Prognosis: Mikel will not participate in the World Cup after Nigeria team officials confirmed that the midfielder has been dropped from the squad to avoid long-term problems to his knee.
Ivory Coast
Age: 32
Position: Striker
Club: Chelsea
Injury: Fractured his right elbow during Ivory Coast's friendly win over Japan.
Prognosis: The player himself, and Kolo Toure, were alleged to have said that he would miss out. L'Equipe reported this but then stated that he could in fact recover in time for the tournament. Status unknown.
England
Age: 32
Position: Centre-back
Club:
Injury: Picked up a knock on his knee in a collision with Emile Heskey during training.
Prognosis: Initial reports indicated ligament damage. These were later confirmed and Rio, on crutches, is out of the World Cup.
Age: 31
Position: Midfielder
Club:
Injury: An ankle injury in Italy's 2-1 loss to Mexico in a friendly could ruin the AC Milan man's World Cup.
Prognosis: Unknown at this point. The influential midfielder is due to return to Milan for medical tests.
Ghana
Age: 27
Position: Central midfielder
Club: Chelsea
Injury: Recurring problem with left knee ligaments sustained while on international duty with Ghana on January 2010.
Prognosis: Essien will miss the entire World Cup as he recovers from this injury.
Oscar Cardozo
Paraguay
Age: 27
Position: Striker
Club: Benfica
Injury: Struggling to reach full fitness after playing with an ankle injury for the last four games of the Portuguese league campaign.
Prognosis: Still unknown whether he will be fully fit for the World Cup but his agent has indicated that it's unlikely he will be.
Argentina
Age: 30
Position: Striker
Club:
Injury: Light ankle sprain during training.
Prognosis: No time has been set as to when he will be able to return to training, but 'El Principe' is expected to recover quickly as it was only a minor injury.
Brazil
Age: 30
Position: Goalkeeper
Club:
Injury: Limped out of the friendly win over Zimbabwe with a back problem.
Prognosis: Currently undergoing physiotherapy. Expected back in three to four days, but full fitness yet to be determined.
Mauro Camoranesi
Italy
Age: 33
Position: Midfielder
Club:
Injury: Sprained meniscus in his right knee which he sustained during training.
Prognosis: Has been included in final squad but a late fitness test will determine his availability.
Humberto Suazo
Chile
Age: 29
Position: Striker
Club: Monterrey
Injury: Tore his hamstring during friendly encounter against Israel.
Prognosis: 'Chupete' is expected to miss the World Cup. He is currently taking medication that may be deemed illegal and could be banned from the tournament.
Germany
Age: 26
Position: Defender/Midfielder
Club: Schalke
Injury: Recurring knee problem after undergoing surgery in January.
Prognosis: Westermann will miss the entire World Cup as he recovers from this injury.
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