Portugal centre-back Jorge Andrade is likely to miss the World Cup after badly injuring his left knee against Barcelona.

27-year-old Andrade, who plays for Deportivo Coruna in La Liga, tore the patellar tendon in his left knee during his side's 3-2 defeat at Barcelona on Saturday.

Deportivo said that the defender, who is a regular in the Portugal national team, would undergo surgery on the knee on Sunday, but, as yet, have not established an estimated recovery time.

Andrade was stretchered off the pitch in the 58th minute of the match after the centre-back collided with his own goalkeeper Jose Molina as the two players tried to stop Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o getting to the ball.

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will be deperately hoping that Andrade will recover in time to help Portugal in the World Cup where they have been drawn in Group D alongside Angola, Mexico and Iran.

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