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Hargreaves an option for Eriksson after all

Sven-Goran Eriksson: Owen Hargreaves' availability affords him more midfield options for tonight's crucial clah
Sven-Goran Eriksson: Owen Hargreaves' availability affords him more midfield options for tonight's crucial clah

Owen Hargreaves has been passed fit to take his place on the substitutes' bench for tonight's Euro 2004 final Group B game against Croatia.

Hargreaves was apparently ruled out of the game by Sven-Goran Eriksson yesterday because of an upset stomach.

The Bayern Munich midfielder had not eaten for 48 hours, and Eriksson conceded he was  almost for certain  unlikely to figure in his plans.

But Hargreaves' condition has improved overnight - and, especially with Nicky Butt still missing, Eriksson was keen to have him as an alternative on the bench tonight.

Filed by James Boylan

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