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The injured World Cup XI

  • The Spanish goalkeeper suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Barcelona in March.
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    Victor Valdes - Spain

    The Spanish goalkeeper suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Barcelona in March.
  • The Costa Rican left back suffered a double break in his leg playing in the FA Cup for Everton.
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    Bryan Oviedo - Costa Rica

    The Costa Rican left back suffered a double break in his leg playing in the FA Cup for Everton.
  • A regular in the centre of Germany's defence, the luckless Badstuber is yet to make a full recovery after injurying his ACL in 2012.
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    Holger Badstuber - Germany

    A regular in the centre of Germany's defence, the luckless Badstuber is yet to make a full recovery after injurying his ACL in 2012.
  • The Red Bull Salzberg defender is yet to fully recover from an ACL injury he suffered in 2013.
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    Isaac Vorsah - Ghana

    The Red Bull Salzberg defender is yet to fully recover from an ACL injury he suffered in 2013.
  • The flying Portugese winger suffered a season-ending injury playing for Galatasaray in January.
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    Bruma - Portugal

    The flying Portugese winger suffered a season-ending injury playing for Galatasaray in January.
  • A regular in the Dutch midfield, Strootman was ruled out after suffering an ACL injury while playing for Roma.
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    Kevin Strootman - Netherlands

    A regular in the Dutch midfield, Strootman was ruled out after suffering an ACL injury while playing for Roma.
  • Arguably Australia's most important player, Kruse tore his ACL during training for his club side Bayer Leverkusen.
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    Robbie Kruse - Australia

    Arguably Australia's most important player, Kruse tore his ACL during training for his club side Bayer Leverkusen.
  • The Arsenal flyer was ruled out of the World Cup after he ruptured his ACL in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham in January.
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    Theo Walcott - England

    The Arsenal flyer was ruled out of the World Cup after he ruptured his ACL in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham in January.
  • The gun Belgian striker will miss the World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon during training with Aston Villa.
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    Christian Benteke - Belgium

    The gun Belgian striker will miss the World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon during training with Aston Villa.
  • Star striker Falcao is back training with Colombia's squad after injurying his knee in January, but he remains in serious doubt for Colombia's opening match against Greece on June 14.
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    Falcao - Colombia

    Star striker Falcao is back training with Colombia's squad after injurying his knee in January, but he remains in serious doubt for Colombia's opening match against Greece on June 14.
  • Costa has been named in Spain's squad for the World Cup but faces a race against time to be fit after injurying his hamstring in Atletico Madrid's title winning match against Barcelona this month.
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    Diego Costa - Spain

    Costa has been named in Spain's squad for the World Cup but faces a race against time to be fit after injurying his hamstring in Atletico Madrid's title winning match against Barcelona this month.
The Spanish goalkeeper suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Barcelona in March.
The Costa Rican left back suffered a double break in his leg playing in the FA Cup for Everton.
A regular in the centre of Germany's defence, the luckless Badstuber is yet to make a full recovery after injurying his ACL in 2012.
The Red Bull Salzberg defender is yet to fully recover from an ACL injury he suffered in 2013.
The flying Portugese winger suffered a season-ending injury playing for Galatasaray in January.
A regular in the Dutch midfield, Strootman was ruled out after suffering an ACL injury while playing for Roma.
Arguably Australia's most important player, Kruse tore his ACL during training for his club side Bayer Leverkusen.
The Arsenal flyer was ruled out of the World Cup after he ruptured his ACL in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham in January.
The gun Belgian striker will miss the World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon during training with Aston Villa.
Star striker Falcao is back training with Colombia's squad after injurying his knee in January, but he remains in serious doubt for Colombia's opening match against Greece on June 14.
Costa has been named in Spain's squad for the World Cup but faces a race against time to be fit after injurying his hamstring in Atletico Madrid's title winning match against Barcelona this month.
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