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SOCCEROOS defender Curtis Good may have played his last club game of the season after he was on Monday ruled out for up to six weeks with hip flexor strain, sustained in last week's friendly.
While coach Ange Postecoglou has declared that regular soccer is a must to be considered for the 2014 World Cup, Good's star turn against Ecuador could secure him a Brazil berth as he faces the prospect of no club soccer between now and June.
Dundee United, where he is on loan until the end of the season, plays its final league game against Celtic on April 5 before facing Rangers or Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup semi final on April 12/13.
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After that Dundee would only play the Scottish Cup final on May 17 if it wins its semi-final, by which stage the Socceroos will have started their World Cup camp in Gosford.
The Good blow comes in the wake of long-term injuries to Robbie Kruse (knee reconstruction) and Rhys Williams (achilles), who are both clinging onto the slimmest of hopes that they will be fit for June's World Cup.
Good, 20, was impressive in his Socceroos debut before limping off in the 68th minute of the 4-3 defeat to Ecuador in London last week while still leading.
He had scans over the weekend which confirmed a grade 2 iliopsaos (hip flexor) strain and Newcastle United medical staff have ruled him out for 4-6 weeks.
Ecuador's Luis Antonio Valencia, left, dribbles past Australia's Curtis Good. Source: AP
He has returned to parent club Newcastle United for medical treatment.
Postecoglou urged Good to seek a loan move to get regular minutes after he was impressed with his performances for the Olyroos in January's AFC U22 Championships.
Meanwhile Williams is holding out hope of being fit for Brazil although his Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka warned him not to become "obsessed" about making the squad.
Williams is in Perth continuing rehab on the Achilles he damaged in January, but having missed the last World Cup Karanka said the next fortnight is vital for him.
"The most important thing for Rhys is that he concentrates on his rehab and what he needs to do in the next few weeks," Karanka said.
"If he starts thinking about the World Cup in the summer, there is a risk he could suffer a new problem that would wreck everything for him.
"It is better for him to concentrate on the work that he has to do, and then if the World Cup becomes a possibility, that will be great. He needs to focus on the next couple of weeks, and then one or two weeks before the end of the season, we can all look at where his recovery is.
"It is better for us all to be very careful with him. But if his rehab goes well, then he can play the last few games here and possibly play in the World Cup too. That would be very good for everybody."
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