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SPANISH LEAGUE: Position in the league: 2 WORLD CUP: Portugal (Group D) SITE LAST UPDATED: 20/04/02 | Figo
to miss Finland warm-up LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will be without FIFA Player of the Year Luis Figo and three other players when they line up against Finland in a friendly on Wednesday, national team doctor Henrique Jones said. In addition to Real Madrid midfielder Figo, who has an ankle injury, Jones said after a squad gathering that defenders Abel Xavier and Rui Jorge were also on the injury list. Everton's Xavier has an injured right thigh and Jorge, of Sporting, also has muscle trouble. Jones said he had also talked to AC Milan's doctor about playmaker Rui Costa, who did not travel to Lisbon after picking up a thigh strain in his side's 1-0 win at Piacenza on Sunday. The Finland match is one of Portugal's three remaining friendlies before the World Cup finals in June where they face co-hosts South Korea, the United States and Poland in Group D. Source: ESPN Soccernet |