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By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Bierhoff gives update on Füllkrug after absence from training

Werder Bremen forward Niclas Füllkrug missed Germany's training session earlier today. At a press conference, Oliver Bierhoff gave an update on the striker.
Oliver Bierhoff.
Oliver Bierhoff.Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Niclas Füllkrug was absent for Germany's first training session in Qatar today, as he has fallen ill.

"Niclas has a virus," said Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff at a press conference today and continued:

"I can’t make a confident diagnosis of how long he'll be out. We’re looking at how he is, hour by hour. I think that there’s enough time for him to be ready to play."

On the bright side for Germany, Thomas Müller was back in training today after a spell on the sidelines.

Germany play their first World Cup game against Japan on Wednesday.

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