Russia captain Roman Shirokov has been ruled out of this month's
World Cup in Brazil because of an Achilles tendon injury and will be
replaced in the squad by Pavel Mogilevets, coach Fabio Capello confirmed
on Friday.
The 32-year-old midfielder, who finished the Russian domestic season on
loan at FC Krasnodar from Zenit St. Petersburg, suffered the injury in a
game against Lokomotiv Moscow on April 26 and has not played since.
After joining up with the national squad Shirokov underwent an
individual training programme and had told a press conference on
Thursday that the injury had "almost healed".
However, he has suffered a relapse.
"Shirokov plays a big role in the team but now others have the
opportunity to show what they are capable of doing," coach Fabio Capello
told reporters after their 2-0 World Cup warm-up win against Morocco on
Friday.
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