Czechs to face Ghana without strikers Baros, Koller

WESTERBURG, Germany, June 14: Czech Republic striker Milan Baros will miss Saturday's Group E game against Ghana, doctors said today.

''He will not play on Saturday,'' team doctor Petr Krejci told reporters, referring to the forward who has been struggling with a foot injury sustained in a June 3 friendly.

Baros's continued absence means coach Karel Brueckner's options up front are very limited with injured striker Jan Koller already been ruled out of the group games.

Koller strained his hamstring in Monday's 3-0 win over the United States and may not be fit until the quarter-finals.

Baros has missed most of the squad's training sessions and even painkillers have not enabled him to finish their workouts.

Forward Vladimir Smicer pulled out of the squad through injury before the tournament began.

REUTERS

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