Injury forces Klinsmann out of Germany friendly

HELSINKI, May 27 (AFP)

Germany will be without Jurgen Klinsmann when they take on Finland here tonight as part of their World Cup preparations. The 33-year-old captain has had to fly to Munich for treatment to bruising on his right leg. Klinsmann, was joined by teammate Thomas Helmer, who required medical attention for a muscular problem. The pair are due to rejoin the squad on Thursday near Frankfurt. "He was injured two days ago,"   German spokemsan Wolfgang Niersbach explained, "and was able to train yesterday but the discomfort was still there and we decided for safetys sake to get it x-rayed."  Coach Berti Vogts has not yet revealed whether Oliver Bierhoff, Ulf Kirsten or Olaf Marschall, would step in for Klinsmann, who sat out last months game against Nigeria. Tonights game was to have pitted the Tottenham Hotspur striker alongside Lothar Mattheus, the 37-year-old former skipper earning his first cap for three and a half years.

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