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Ruiz confirms keeper woe

11 Jun 2006 - 10:19:55

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Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar is set to be ruled out of the rest of his country's World Cup finals campaign due to a leg injury.

Villar had to be helped from the pitch after just eight minutes of the 1-0 defeat by England, with Aldo Bobadilla taking over for the remaining 82 minutes.

Paraguay coach Anibal Ruiz admitted: "Villar has suffered a muscular tear in his upper leg and he will need at least two weeks to recover.

"This will probably keep him from playing the rest of the tournament."

Newell's Old Boys keeper Villar added: "The moment that I got injured was the hardest part of it.

"If I had to be injured I would much rather it have been before the match or after it. It affected me a lot the fact that I had to leave like this right at the beginning."