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Thursday, March 12, 1998Yugoslavs missing key playersBELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- Injuries to key players and club engagements abroad are jeopardizing Yugoslav team preparations for the World Cup.Yugoslav coach Slobodan Santrac will again not be able to field his top team when it plays fellow World Cup qualifier Colombia in Miami on March 25. Sinisa Mihajlovic, a key defender playing for Sampdoria in Italy, is likely to miss the game because of a muscle injury. Another central defender, Risto Vidakovic of Betis in Spain, will also be absent because of a serious knee ligament injury. Also missing will be Dejan Savicevic, Dragan Stojkovic, Predrag Mijatovic, and Savo Milosevic. NEXT ROUNDS: Round of 16 || Quarter-finals || Semi-finals GROUP A: Brazil, Morocco, Norway, Scotland GROUP B: Austria, Cameroon, Chile, Italy GROUP C: Denmark, France, Saudi Arabia, South Africa GROUP D: Bulgaria, Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain GROUP E: Belgium, Holland, Mexico, South Korea GROUP F: Germany, Iran, United States, Yugoslavia GROUP G: Colombia, England, Romania, Tunisia GROUP H: Argentina, Croatia, Jamaica, Japan |