Euro 2008 - Knee injury rules Budan out

Eurosport - Wed, 18 Jun 13:52:00 2008

Croatia striker Igor Budan will miss the rest of Euro 2008 with a knee injury, coach Slaven Bilic said.

FOOTBALL; Igor Budan, Croatia, June 2008 - 0

"He will undergo arthroscopic surgery in Italy and unfortunately he will not be able to help us for the remainder of the European Championship," Bilic said.

"We will consider calling up a replacement but only after our quarter-final match with Turkey, should we progress to the semi-finals," he added.

Croatia, who play the Turks in Vienna on Friday, have already lost defender Dario Knezevic to a knee injury after he limped off in their 1-0 Group B win over Poland on Monday.

Midfielders Darijo Srna and Ivan Rakitic are nursing minor knocks and should be fit for the match with Turkey.

Reuters

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