Kruse gives up World Cup dream  Socceroo Robbie Kruse has
accepted he won't make it on the plane to Brazil even if he's on
the road to recovery with his heartbreaking anterior cruciate
ligament injury.  Kruse, 25, had looked a dead cert to make the
final squad after a series of impressive performances for the
green and gold, including his tour de force in the World Cup
qualifier against Jordan where he set up two and scored one. He
was also proving a fan favourite in the Bundesliga where he
notched up two goals and two assists from four starts for Bayer
Leverkusen this season before his devastating blow during the
league's winter break last month. Even in the wake of the
crushing prognosis that he faces up to a year out of action,
Kruse was still clinging to the hope he could bounce back in
time to make it to the World Cup with Australia. But now he has
accepted the grim reality that he will have to watch from the
stands. "My main objective is to be back next season," he
told "I don't want to go to the World