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German duo fears ease

27 Jun 2006 - 12:45:40

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Germany duo Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose will be fit enough to play in Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Argentina despite missing training on Tuesday.

Ballack was absent from training on Sunday with a minor foot injury but the Germany captain is now fully-fit according to a team spokesman.

"Ballack is doing a full workout on Tuesday but due to fitness reasons and regeneration methods without a ball," said Hans Ulrich Voigt, a spokesman for the German soccer association.

"With Klose it's the exact same thing. It has nothing to do with injuries or anything like that. The boys are doing special individual training programmes today."

Ballack missed Germany's 4-2 win over Costa Rica with a calf injury but has played in his country's next three games - against Poland, Ecuador and Sweden.