Czech Republic striker Milan Baros is worried that a foot injury could keep him out of the whole World Cup tournament.

The Aston Villa forward missed Monday's 3-0 win against the USA after being unable to train properly for two weeks and admits he fears that he will not be able to make an appearance in Germany.

"Of course I am worried I will miss the tournament," he said.

"You see all these big games and you want to play in them. This is the first time we have qualified for the World Cup in 16 years and I want to be involved.

"But my health is the most important thing. I do not want to be out for a year just because I have had an injection to try and get me through.

"The problem is with the inside of my foot. It hurts when I move and it is not good.

"I did a bit of training on Sunday and, you never know, I might be on the bench on Saturday. If not, I will just be carrying on being a fan instead."