Spain's Fabregas fit but will he play?
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Uruguay hurting ahead of seminal showdown with Dutch
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But now it looks as though injury and suspension problems are going to make the task even harder for La Celeste.
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Kroldrup expected to replace Kjaer
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Klose out, Cacau in for Germany
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Anelka's dismissal opens door for Henry
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Honduras's Palacios has to be careful
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Drogba expected to start for Ivory Coast
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Tomasson doubtful for the Danes
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Gareth Barry returns for England
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Rodriquez to replace injured Veron
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Veteran playmaker Juan Sebastian Veron is nursing a calf injury, and might be replaced in the starting line-up by Maxi Rodriquez when Argentina takes on South Korea on Thursday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 a.m. ET).
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Will Ivory Coast risk using Drogba?
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Striker Didier Drogba remains a doubtful starter ahead of the Ivory Coast's opening World Cup match against Portugal on Tuesday (CBC, CBSports.ca, 9:30 a.m. ET), leaving coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a tough decision to make.
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Danes hurting, but so are Dutch
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Both Denmark and the Netherlands will be missing key players when the two nations square off Monday at the World Cup in a crucial Group E game (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 am ET).
Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner was already doubtful for the Danes with a groin problem, but now news has emerged that veteran striker Jon Dahl Tomasson and midfielder Daniel
Jensen could also be sitting out the match due to minor injuries.
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Injury update: Argentina vs. Nigeria
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Breaking down the injury situation for the Argentina-Nigeria match on June 12 in Johannesburg.
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Injury update: England vs. United States
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Breaking down the injury situation for the England-United States match on June 12 in Rustenberg.
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Injury update: South Korea vs. Greece
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Breaking down the injury situation for the South Korea-Greece match on June 12 in Port Elizabeth.
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Injury update: Uruguay vs. France
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Breaking down the injury situation for the Uruguay-France match on June 11 in Cape Town.
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Injury update: South Africa vs. Mexico
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Breaking down the injury situation for the South Africa-Mexico match on June 11 in Johannesburg.
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Loss of Nani a blow for Portugal
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The list of players who have been knocked out of the World Cup due to injury continues to grow.
Portugal winger Nani is the latest star to have his dreams crushed - the Portuguese football federation confirmed Tuesday that the Manchester United star has failed to recover from a bruised left collarbone and is unfit to play in South Africa.
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Nigeria will be lost without Mikel
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The carnage continues.
Nigeria's Jon Obi Mikel was ruled out of the World Cup on Saturday, becoming the latest top name to be knocked out of the tournament with an injury.
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Pirlo an injury concern for Italy
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When it rains, it pours.
After news broke earlier on Friday about injuries to England's Rio Ferdinand and Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast came word that Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo is nursing a calf injury.
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Loss of Drogba would decimate Ivory Coast
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Will he or won't he play?
Didier Drogba's participation in the World Cup is in doubt after the Ivory Coast captain broke his arm on Friday during a friendly against Japan.
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England can survive without Rio
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On paper, the loss of injured Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand appears to be a massive blow for England's World Cup hopes.
Not only does Ferdinand, 31, wear the captain's armband, but he is also a guaranteed starter in the centre of defence, alongside John Terry, for England.
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Spain wise to rest Torres
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Vicente Del Bosque has been accused of being a lot of things, most notably boring and lacking charisma.
But one thing he's not is stupid.
The Spanish national team coach revealed that he plans to rest Fernando Torres when La Roja take on South Korea in a World Cup tune-up match Thursday in Austria.
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Italy hedging its bet on Camoranesi
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So, it would appear that Mauro Camoranesi is not seriously injured and will be fully healthy in time for Italy's World Cup opener against Paraguay on June 14 in Cape Town.
Or, maybe not.
Italian manager Marcelo Lippi named his 23-man roster on Tuesday that included Camoranesi, a key figure from Italy's 2006 World Cup winning team.
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Date Match Time Sun. July 11 Netherlands vs Spain 12:30 ET 
2010 FIFA World Cup Headlines
- Spain celebrates World Cup heroes' return
- Spain's soccer team returned home to a huge fiesta in Madrid after winning the FIFA World Cup, giving Spaniards a break from the troubles in their fractured country.
- Injury slowed Torres in World Cup final
- Liverpool says forward Fernando Torres ruptured a thigh muscle playing for Spain in the World Cup final but could be ready for the club's opener against Arsenal on Aug. 15.
- Honigstein: Club cohesiveness key to Spain's title
- The World Cup winners' fluidity could be explained by the strong Barcelona influence as well as by a system and personnel that have rarely changed over the course of the last three years.
- FIFA boss Blatter scolds World Cup finalists
- Players from the Netherlands and Spain should have behaved better during the World Cup final, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Monday.
- World Cup attendance 3rd-highest ever: FIFA
- The overall attendance at the 2010 World Cup was the third highest in history, according to FIFA, behind the 1994 tournament in the United States and the last World Cup in Germany.
- Molinaro: Spain is soccer's new world leader
- Spain freed itself from the shackles of more than a half-century of underachievement with Sunday's 1-0 extra-time win over the Netherlands in the World Cup final.
- Reed: World Cup heroes and villains
- In a World Cup full of surprises, there was drama a-plenty. France, Italy, England, and Brazil were just a few who dreamed too big and delivered too little.
- Uruguay's Forlan awarded Golden Ball
- Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has been awarded the Golden Ball as the World Cup's best player, and Germany forward Thomas Mueller won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer with five goals.
- Netherlands plays ugly in loss to Spain
- Going into the World Cup, Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said he didn't mind winning ugly, but in Sunday's final, the Dutch only managed the ugly part.
- A country rocks as Spain rules soccer
- Riotous celebrations spread across Spain on Sunday after the national football team won its first World Cup when Andres Iniesta scored in extra-time goal for a 1-0 win over the Netherlands.
