WORLD CUP 2010: Didier Drogba still hopeful of World Cup place after successful operation

07 June 2010 06:56
  Didier Drogba's World Cup dreams are still in the balance after the Ivory Coast captain had surgery on his fractured arm on Saturday. [LNB]His country remain confident of a speedy recovery, and a spokesman said yesterday the 32-year-old could even feature in their first game against Portugal on June 15. [LNB]'He's not at all out of the World Cup,' he said. [LNB]But Drogba's injury is still a blow to manager Sven Goran Eriksson's hopes of qualifying from Group G, which also has Brazil and North Korea.  [LNB] Fitness race: Didier Drogba broke his shoulder against Japan[LNB]The Chelsea striker went off holding his right arm after 17 minutes of the warm-up game against Japan on Friday. His operation was said to be a success but they did not know how long he would be out.[LNB]Drogba has scored 44 goals in 69 internationals and hit 37 for Chelsea last season as they won an FA Cup and League double. [LNB] Drogba set to miss finals after breaking elbow in Ivory Coast win over JapanGROUP G LOWDOWN: Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea and PortugalWORLD CUP 2010: Spotlight on the referees, the ones players and fans love to hate...CHELSEA FC

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