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Frings struggling to make Germany semi

Germany could again be without key midfielder Torsten Frings for Wednesday evening's Euro 2008 semi-final against Turkey in Basel.

The Werder Bremen man missed the quarter-final victory over Portugal last Thursday with a fractured rib he had picked up in the Group B win over Austria and coach Joachim Low may again have to do without his man against surprise semi-finalists Turkey.

"Of course we want Frings fit but we have to wait and see," team manager Oliver Bierhoff said at a news conference on Sunday.

"So far he's only been running in training. We still haven't seen how it goes with tackling and challenging for the ball. He's burning to play but we need more discussions with the medical staff.

"You'll have to ask the coach about who will be playing against Turkey but as far as I'm concerned we will only pick players who are 100 percent fit."

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