France star Zinedine Zidane has been ruled out at least through the opener on Friday against Senegal. … England's David Beckham was a full participant in training for the first time since suffering a broken bone in his foot a month ago. … Sweden officials have said the severity of attacking midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg's hip injury has been exaggerated. … German defender Marko Rehmer is unlikely to be ready for a Saturday clash with Saudi Arabia. … Italy forward Filippo Inzaghi, who trained on Wednesday, believes he'll recover from his knee injury suffered Sunday in time for Monday's match with Ecuador. … Costa Rica's striker Paulo Wanchope — 36 goals, 49 caps — is making good progress after being sidelined for months with a knee injury. Coach Alexandre Guimaraes believes Wanchope can play 60 minutes in the Ticos' operner. … Hernan Medford, Costa Rica's lone remaining player from its 1990 World Cup, refused major knee surgery in March that would have put him out of the World Cup. He says he's fit enough to play on Tuesday. … Paraguay playmaker Roberto Acuna missed Wednesday practice with a ''slight'' knee problem. … The Japanese federation has denied that midfielder Shinji Ono has appendicitis.