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Djourou World Cup hopes in doubt after neck injury

Djourou was substituted during Hamburg's Bundesliga relegation play-off second leg with Greuther Furth following a fall in the 31st minute of play at the Trolli Arena.

The former Arsenal man was taken off on a stretcher and Hamburg sporting director Oliver Kreuzer has confirmed the severity of his injury.

"The latest on Johan Djourou is that he has damaged a vertebra in his neck," Kreuzer said. "That's all we know at present."