Wales suffer Giggs blow
Monday, 2 October 2006 22:45Wales captain Ryan Giggs will miss the Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia in Cardiff on Saturday because of a hamstring injury.
Giggs, nursing the hamstring he injured playing for Manchester United in mid-September, has a slim chance of being fit for the Group D game against Cyprus four days later, also at the Millennium Stadium, coach John Toshack told BBC Wales.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Paul Jones (Queens Park Rangers), Jason Brown (Blackburn Rovers), Lewis Price (Ipswich Town)
Defenders: Gareth Bale (Southampton), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham United), Richard Duffy (Portsmouth), Rob Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Lewin Nyatanga (Derby County), Ryan Valentine (Wrexham), Craig Morgan (MK Dons)
Midfielders: Mark Jones (Wrexham), Andrew Crofts (Gillingham), Simon Davies (Everton), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace), Jason Koumas (West Bromwich Albion), Carl Robinson (Norwich City), Joe Ledley (Cardiff City), David Vaughan (Crewe Alexandra), Paul Parry (Cardiff City), Arron Davies (Yeovil Town)
Strikers: Craig Bellamy (Liverpool), David Cotterill (Wigan Athletic), Robbie Earnshaw (Norwich City), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United).
