Vitoria: One of the biggest names in Jorge Sampaoli's team is likely to miss the opener against Australia and could even sit out the entire campaign. The Socceroos could be set to receive a major boost for their World Cup opener against Chile on Friday, with Arturo Vidal seemingly unlikely to feature in the match.
Vidal underwent minor knee surgery to repair a damaged miniscus on May 7 after helping Juventus to seal the Serie A title.
The procedure was intended to allow the versatile, energetic star to play without pain in Brazil.
However, his rehabilitation has not proceeded as quickly as expected. The 27-year-old came on in the 77th minute of Chile's 2-0 friendly win over Northern Ireland on Thursday and the brief cameo appears to have done him no favours.
Jorge Sampaoli's men face the Socceroos at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba on Friday.
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