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Injury scare for Germany
25/05/2006 18:54 - (SA)
Geneva - Germany captain Michael Ballack
was forced out of a practice match on Thursday after suffering
an ankle injury.
"It's a light sprain in the left foot and no one is nervous
about it," a spokesperson for the German Football Association said.
Ballack, who will lead out the hosts in the opening match of
the World Cup on June 9, suffered the injury early in a practice
match against Servette Geneva's Under-18 team.
Germany play Luxembourg in a friendly in Freiburg on
Saturday. It was not immediately clear whether Ballack would be
able to play.
The hosts take on Japan and Colombia before playing the
first match of the World Cup against Costa Rica in Munich on
June 9.
- Reuters
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