Germany captain Michael Ballack has left the national team on the final day of their training camp in Sicily and wished them well for the World Cup.

The Chelsea midfielder will miss the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in Saturday's FA Cup final win over Portsmouth, but he has spent the last few days with the squad at their training camp to give them his support.

Before leaving, he told the squad to "forget about my injury" and concentrate on winning the competition without him.