Cesc Fabregas a doubt for Spain's semi-final against Germany after suffering leg injury in training

 Bench warmer: Cesc Fabregas, who has yet to start at the World Cup, could be out of contention for the semi-final

Cesc Fabregas is a doubt for Spain's World Cup semi-final against Germany on Wednesday after injuring his right leg in training, a Spanish team spokeswoman said.

She said in a short statement that an X-ray had shown no bone damage and 'his participation had not been ruled out' for the second semi in Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium.



Fabregas picked up the injury in Monday's training at the Spanish base in Potchefstroom.

The midfielder has yet to start in the tournament so far but came on as a second-half substitute for Fernando Torres in Spain's 1-0 quarter-final win over Paraguay on Saturday.

Already struggling with a shoulder injury picked up in the game against Paraguay, Fabregas said he was prepared to have a pain-killing injection on it so he could play against the Germans if needed.