This is an archive article published on June 24, 1998
Injury Watch
YUGOSLAVIA Defender Miroslav Djukic with a ruptured calf muscle is unlikely to continue. Defender Zoran Mirkovic suffered ankle injury in Yu...
June 24, 1998 12:00 AM IST
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YUGOSLAVIA
Defender Miroslav Djukic with a ruptured calf muscle is unlikely to continue.
Defender Zoran Mirkovic suffered ankle injury in Yugoslavia’s opening 1-0
Darko Kovacevic, who led the Yugoslav attack in the match against Germany, suffered a hamstring injury early in the second half and will probably miss the game against the United n Key midfielder Dejan Savicevic, who has missed both Yugoslav matches, still refuses to play because of his knee ligament injury. Coaches have claimed that he is fit but has a "psychological" problem of facing more injuries.
MOROCCO
Defender Abdelkrim El Hadrioui hobbled away from the training pitch on Monday after sustaining an injury on the left ankle on the eve of the decisive showdown with Scotland here.
MEXICO
Star striker Luis Matador’ Hernandez, who scored twice against Korea last week, has still not recovered from the right ankle injury he suffered in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Belgium.