Roque Santa Cruz looks likely to miss Paraguay’s first World Cup match against England on June 10.
The injury-plagued forward missed tonight’s friendly with Norway with a knee problem, thought to be tendinitis.
Having missed most of the season with injury, the Bayern Munich striker is now a serious doubt for the opening match in Frankfurt.
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