Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is anxiously awaiting news from his medical staff on the condition of Alexander Frei after the captain limped out of the team's final training session in Zurich on Thursday.
Frei remained on the ground after a tackle from Steve von Bergen and, after receiving treatment from the team doctor and physio, he was helped away from the field and may not be able to board the flight which takes Switzerland to South Africa tonight.
Should the 30-year-old striker be ruled out of the World Cup, it would be yet another severe blow both for the player and the national team.
Frei tore knee ligaments during the first half of Switzerland's first game of Euro 2008 against the Czech Republic and had to leave the field in tears and follow the rest of the competition from the sidelines.
He is Switzerland's all-time top goalscorer with 40 goals and has just returned to his best form with 15 goals for Swiss champions FC Basle in 19 games last season.
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