Puma captain set to miss World Cup

ARGENTINA captain Lisandro Arbizu looks set to miss the World Cup after suffering a knee injury during training.

Arbizu, who was preparing to lead the Pumas in Australia, injured his right knee in a practice game in the north-western city of Tucuman.

"I've already got it in my head that it's a problem of the cruciate ligaments and that I won't be at the World Cup," he said yesterday.

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