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German striker sidelined
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Fredi Bobic, Stuttgart's striker who hopes to make Germany's World Cup squad, will be sidelined for about 10 days after injuring ligaments in his left ankle, his club said Sunday.Bobic will miss the last round of the Bundesliga next weekend and is unlikely to be fit for Stuttgart's Cup Winners Cup game against Chelsea on May 13 in Stockholm.
Bobic will not need surgery. He was injured in Stuttgart's 4-2 loss at Karlsruhe in a Bundesliga game Saturday.
Austrian's status uncertain
ROME (AP) -- Austrian goaltender Michael Konsel's status for the World Cup is in doubt after he injured himself during practice with his club.
Konsel, 36, pulled a muscle in his lower left leg at the end of AS Roma's training session Saturday, as he dived to block a shot. He was held out of Roma's match against AC Milan on Sunday and is likely sidelined for the rest of the Serie A season.
The veteran's injury could take as long as a month to heal, the Roma team doctor said.
Konsel is one of the top players on Austria's squad for France '98, where the country is bracketed with Italy, Chile and Cameroon in the first round.
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GROUP A: Brazil, Morocco, Norway, Scotland
GROUP B: Austria, Cameroon, Chile, Italy
GROUP C: Denmark, France, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
GROUP D: Bulgaria, Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain
GROUP E: Belgium, Holland, Mexico, South Korea
GROUP F: Germany, Iran, United States, Yugoslavia
GROUP G: Colombia, England, Romania, Tunisia
GROUP H: Argentina, Croatia, Jamaica, Japan