England midfielder Kieron Dyer has recovered from a knee injury two days before their opening World Cup soccer game against Sweden in group F, manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said yesterday.
Eriksson told a news conference Dyer had passed a fitness test and would not face the heartbreak of being sent home on the eve of the World Cup.
England faced a FIFA deadline of 24 hours before Sunday's group F opener against the Swedes to replace him.
Dyer was the last of Eriksson's walking wounded to return to fitness, with captain David Beckham saying on Thursday he had recovered from a broken foot and would be able to play 90 minutes against Sweden.
After playing Sweden, England face Argentina and Nigeria at the finals being co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.
- REUTERS
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