Soccer Football - World Cup - Group D - Argentina vs Iceland - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 16, 2018 Iceland's Johann Berg Gudmundsson REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Iceland winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson is very unlikely to recover from injury in time to play in the World Cup Group D game against Nigeria on Friday, his coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said.
"He is getting better every day. He is good hands. I am not going to hide that it is very unlikely that he will play," Hallgrimsson told reporters on Thursday.
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