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Tudor to miss Italy World Cup clash Tuesday 7 May, 2002
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Igor Tudor will not be able to face his Juventus teammates in the 2002 World Cup.
The Croatian defender has been ruled out of the tournament where his team had been drawn in the first round along with the Azzurri, Ecuador and Mexico.
“Igor called me,” admitted Coach Mirko Jozic, “and explained that he had a serious knee problem. He’ll undergo surgery within the next two to three days.”
24-year-old Tudor has suffered with a succession of injury problems this season, most notably an Achilles tendon inflammation in December, but had returned to the Juve line-up in splendid form.
He was one of the best players on the field in Sunday’s Scudetto-winning match at Udinese.
“Igor was one of the most important players in our team,” continued Jozic. “Without him we lose 20% of our value. If with Tudor in the squad I saw Croatia as favourites ahead of Mexico and Ecuador, then things have now changed.”
Despite being relatively young, Tudor is one of Croatia’s most experienced stars and took part in the 1998 World Cup.
channel4
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Igor Tudor will not be able to face his Juventus teammates in the 2002 World Cup.
The Croatian defender has been ruled out of the tournament where his team had been drawn in the first round along with the Azzurri, Ecuador and Mexico.
“Igor called me,” admitted Coach Mirko Jozic, “and explained that he had a serious knee problem. He’ll undergo surgery within the next two to three days.”
24-year-old Tudor has suffered with a succession of injury problems this season, most notably an Achilles tendon inflammation in December, but had returned to the Juve line-up in splendid form.
He was one of the best players on the field in Sunday’s Scudetto-winning match at Udinese.
“Igor was one of the most important players in our team,” continued Jozic. “Without him we lose 20% of our value. If with Tudor in the squad I saw Croatia as favourites ahead of Mexico and Ecuador, then things have now changed.”
Despite being relatively young, Tudor is one of Croatia’s most experienced stars and took part in the 1998 World Cup.
channel4