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Ujfalusi blow played down

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Karel Bruckner has played down the severity of Czech captain Tomas Ujfalusi's abdominal muscle injury.

Czech hopeful captain will be fit for opener

Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner has played down the severity of captain Tomas Ujfalusi's abdominal muscle injury. The Atletico Madrid ace sustained the knock in training at the team's European Championship base in Austria. The injury reportedly came about due to the dry, hard ground at their training base, although Bruckner is not too worried. When asked if Ujfalusi could be doubtful for their Euro 2008 opener against Switzerland, he replied: "I hope he'll be fine." Following a downpour on Wednesday the experienced Czech coach commented: "We needed the pitch to be wetter."