Australia's Patrick Kisnorbo ruled out of World Cup
Posted Tuesday, March 23, 2010 by BBC.com
Australia defender Patrick Kisnorbo is set to miss the World Cup after injuring his Achilles playing for Leeds United against Millwall on Monday.
The 28-year-old buckled in pain after only six minutes of his side's 2-0 defeat by Leeds' promotion rivals.
Leeds boss Simon Grayson said: "He picked up a severe Achilles injury which will rule him out for the rest of the season and probably the World Cup.
"It is a huge blow for Paddy - he's been a real warrior this season."
Kisnorbo, who has won five Australia caps, had been expected to be named in Pim Verbeek's Socceroos squad for South Africa.
His injury comes a week after former England captain David Beckham was ruled out of the World Cup with a similar injury.
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