Injury list growing as WC nears
Marco Reus now joins a depressingly long list of marquee players who have suffered serious injuries in the lead-up to the World Cup, which was probably the inevitable result of two additional months of football tacked onto the already long and gruelling club season. Of course, no World Cup is immune to major injuries and absences, but the beauty of a tournament like this is that it transcends the involvement of any specific individuals. The absence of these players only means chances for new heroes to unexpectedly emerge in the most dramatic of moments.
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Marco Reus
(Germany): Germany's World Cup hopes suffered a severe blow on Saturday when midfielder Marco Reus was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury sustained in their final warmup game.Reus turned his ankle shortly before the break in their 6-1 victory over Armenia on Friday in Mainz, partially tearing the anterior ligament above his left ankle on the eve of the team's departure for Brazil.
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Franck Ribery (France): The Bayern Munich player, 31, has been ruled out after injuring his lower back in a training session on Friday.
"He is not capable of training for a few weeks, let alone playing a game," Deschamps told a news conference. Ribery pulled out of the training session after complaining of pain and was later taken for an MRI scan, which confirmed the extent of the injury.
The three-time French player of the year has been suffering from lower back pains for several weeks, playing only once for club or country since 29 April.
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Clement Grenier (France): Former champions France, who depart for Brazil on Monday, suffered a second injury blow on Friday as midfielder Clement Grenier was ruled out with a thigh problem.
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Riccardo Montolivo (Italy): Italy's World Cup build-up suffered a major blow on May 31st when midfielder Riccardo Montolivo broke his leg against Ireland.
AC Milan captain Montolivo was injured in the early stages of the friendly at Fulham's Craven Cottage following a crunching tackle from Ireland defender Alex Pearce.
Skippering Italy on the night he needed several minutes of treatment and was seen mouthing "it's broken" before eventually being carried off.
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Radamel Falcao (Colombia): Radamel Falcao will not be playing for Colombia in the World Cup after failing to recover from a serious knee injury.
The 28-year-old striker had been included in Colombia's initial 30-man squad for the finals in Brazil but was withdrawn on Monday night when the final 23-man list was handed into Fifa.
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Roman Shirokov (Russia): Russia captain Roman Shirokov has been ruled out of this month's World Cup in Brazil because of an Achilles tendon injury and will be replaced in the squad by Pavel Mogilevets, coach Fabio Capello confirmed.
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Luis Montes (Mexico): With his teammates in tears, midfielder Luis Montes was stretchered off shortly before halftime on May 31st after a collision with Ecuador's Segundo Castillo left him with a horrifying leg break that required medical staff to cut off his sock before stabilizing him and sending him off to the hospital.
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Jerry Akaminko (Ghana): Eskisehirspor and Ghana centre-back Jerry Akaminko will miss the World Cup this summer after suffering an ankle injury in their 1-0 defeat to Netherlands on May 31st.
Tests revealed that the 26-year-old, who was forced off during the international friendly, will require surgery to correct the issue, with his recovery time set at three months.
Source: Internet
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