Portugal's Boa Morte, Gomes to miss Cape Verde friendly
First Published: May 24, 2006
Portugal winger Luis Boa Morte, seen here in March 2004, and striker Nuno Gomes will both miss the World Cup warm-up match against Cape Verde on May 28, as they recover from slight injuries.
Portugal winger Luis Boa Morte and striker Nuno Gomes will both miss the squad's World Cup warm-up match on Saturday against Cape Verde as they continue to recover from slight injuries.
Both players are expected to be fully recovered before the end of the team's ongoing training camp in Evora, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of Lisbon, on Wednesday, a Portuguese Football Federation spokesman said.
Portugal will face former Portuguese colony Cape Verde in Evora on Saturday and Luxembourg in Metz on June 3 in their final two friendlies before the start of the tournament in Germany on June 9.
The team is pooled with Mexico, Iran and Angola in World Cup Group D with their first match against debutants Angola in Cologne, Germany, on June 11.
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