In terms of relevance, it's not on the same planet as Michael Ballack's ankle injury or Rene Alder but it's still worth noting that Germany has lost backup defender Christian Traesch for the 2010 World Cup after injuring his ankle against a local Italian club.
"Christian Traesch won't be available for the World Cup and we regret this very much," assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick told a news conference Tuesday at Germany's training camp in northern Italy.
Traesch twisted his ankle without contact with another player and will need at least a four-week rest.
Germany won 4-0 against a local selection from South Tirol, a German-speaking area in northern Italy. The game was played in two 30-minute halves on Monday.
Germany coach Joachim Loew has two extra players on his squad who will have to be cut before the June 1 deadline. He also has to select his captain for the World Cup after Ballack's injury.
The seven players from Bayern Munich, which lost the Champions League final 2-0 against Inter Milan on Saturday, were scheduled to join the squad Tuesday and Wednesday.
Germany plays in Hungary on Saturday, then hosts Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 3 in its last two warm-up games before traveling to the World Cup.
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