Mon, 03 Jun, 2002 - 23:25
Belgium have suffered a double injury blow ahead of their World Cup opener against Japan in Saitama.
Left-back Nico Van Kerckhoven and centre-back Glen De Boeck have failed to recover from leg injuries in time to face the co-hosts.
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CourtsWorld CupHeathrowPlace: SaitamaPlace: Saitama StadiumPlace: JapanPerson: Nico Van KerckhovenPerson: Glen de BoeckPerson: Van KerckhovenPerson: De BoeckPerson: Robert WaseigePerson: Joos ValgaerenPerson: WaseigePerson: Eric van MeirPerson: Peter van der HeydenPerson: Philippe TroussierPerson: BelgiansPerson: Marc WilmotsPerson: Gert VerheyenPerson: Ryuzo MoriokaPerson: Hidetoshi NakataPerson: Shinji OnoPerson: Tomokazu MyojinPerson: Bart GoorPerson: TroussierEvent: World CupEvent: Kirin CupEvent: WorldEvent: Euro 2000Organisation: BelgiumOrganisation: JapanOrganisation: SchalkeOrganisation: TunisiaOrganisation: Red DevilsOrganisation: Russia
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