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Mesut Ozil faces race against time to be fit for World Cup

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Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil is struggling to be fit for the World Cup according to reports in Germany.

Bild claim that the 29-year-old has been absent from team training for the last four days after sustaining a knee injury in a challenge with Watford defender Sebastian Prodl during Saturday's friendly defeat to Austria.

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