Zidane picked up a thigh injury (Allsport)
FRANCE SWEAT ON ZIDANE FITNESS
By PA Sport Staff
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France expect to learn on Monday whether Zinedine Zidane's thigh injury will keep him out of their World Cup opener.
The playmaker hobbled out of Sunday's 3-2 win against Korea, and underwent preliminary tests which revealed a small tear in his left thigh.
And team doctor Jean-Marcel Ferret revealed that Zidane will see specialists in Seoul on Monday for a full diagnosis.
They will indicate when he should be fit to resume training, and even a couple of days lost may force Roger Lemerre to count him out of the tournament's first
match.
To lose Zidane for Friday's match against Senegal would be a cruel blow for the French defending champions, given his present form.
Having volleyed Real Madrid's winner in the Champions League final, Zidane was reaching peak form before he pulled up.
"He immediately left the pitch and the test revealed a small tear of the median third of the quadriceps," said Ferret.
"The clinical results and the analysis of the complementary examinations will allow an evaluation of the duration of unavailability."
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