Johan Djourou will miss World Cup

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Johan Djourou looks like to miss to play in the World Cup in Brazil fuzzy after he suffered a neck injury on Sunday.

Djourou who played as a substitute in the second leg play-off against Greuther Furth between Hamburg injured due to downed opponents in the 31st minute at Trolli Arena.

Consequently, the former Arsenal player had to stretchered off and club officials confirmed that the injured Djourou.

"Recent developments on Johan Djourou, she had suffered spinal injuries in the neck," said the director of Hamburg, Oliver Kreuzer.

If Djourou failed to recover in the near term, its position at the World Cup will be taken over by the central defender Wolfsburg, Timm Klose is now in the list of standby players.

For info, Switzerland is in group E and will be challenged by Ecuador on June 15.