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Serbia suffer striker blow
27/05/2006: Serbia striker Mirko Vucinic has been ruled out of the World Cup after picking up a knee injury.
The Italian-based forward picked up a knock in Tuesday's Under-21 international fixture against Germany and doctors have decided that he would be unable to play any part in the World Cup.
"We need a bit of time and we will name a replacement for Vucinic in the next few days," said Serbia coach Ilija Petkovic
"We will call up a forward as we have to have five fit strikers for the tournament."
With a friendly on Saturday against Uruguay, Petkovic is trying to put the injured player out of his mind.
"This will be an excellent opportunity for us to get a picture of South American football.
"It will be a tough match because they are a skilful team."
Mirko Vucinic has been in Italy since a teenager. He enjoyed his most prolific season in 2004-5 when scoring 19 goals in 28 appearances but was slightly out of form this season just gone managing just 9 goals in 34 games.
Seen as the future of Serbia football, Vucinic was not a certain starter for Serbia but may have been given a chance in the latter stages of games.
Serbia, who recently split from Montenegro, face a World Cup group containing Ivory Coast, Argentina and Netherlands.
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