Arturo Vidal passed fit for the World Cup... despite Chile star having surgery only five weeks before the tournament begins



Arturo Vidal will be for for Chile at the World Cup after successful surgery

Juventus midfielder went under the knife only five weeks before the start

Vidal played on to help Juventus win a third successive Serie A title



Juventus’ team doctor has confirmed that Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal will be fit for the World Cup despite undergoing surgery just five weeks before his country’s first match of the tournament.



Vidal underwent surgery on his right knee days after his club Juventus had mathematically secured the Italian league title.



On Saturday, club doctor Fabrizio Tencone said 'He will be available for the World Cup. Arturo left Turin with his knee in the best possible condition after the operation. Now the Chile medical staff will evaluate him.'



Victorious: Vidal (left) celebrates with team-mates in a Turin hotel after Juventus won Serie A

Tencone also dismissed reports that Vidal’s World Cup is at risk because Juventus put off the operation.



He added: 'There was no delay: it would have been a medical error to operate before, it was right to try and manage it non-surgically at the beginning.'

Road to recovery: Vidal has been passed fit for the World Cup, despite having surgery five weeks before the start



Vidal has been instrumental in helping Juventus to three successive Serie A titles since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in 2011.



He was struggling with problems in his right knee for more than a month, but continued to play for Juventus until his injury worsened during the second leg of the Europa League semifinal against Benfica last Thursday.

The 26-year-old appeared confident that the surgery would be a success after tweeting from hospital - where he was visited by Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez - ' The surgery went very well. Now, I'll give it my best to join my team-mates in Brazil! Go Chile!'





