Munich  - Luca Toni remains sidelined at his German club Bayern Munich and also had to cancel two World Cup qualifiers for Italy due to Achilles tendon problems, coach Juergen Klinsmann said on Thursday.

Klinsmann told the Bayern website that Toni is not fully fit again and won't play in the weekend Bundesliga match against bottom club SC Karlsruhe.

The Italy forward, who has been sidelined for three weeks, also cancelled his appearance in the World Cup qualifiers in Montenegro on March 28 and against Ireland on April 1.

"He is not 100 per cent yet. We need to be patient," said Klinsmann.

However, there was also good news for Munich, who lie second in the league four points behind leaders Hertha Berlin.

French star Franck Ribery has recovered from a shinbone problem, and im Borowski, Massimo Oddo and Christian Lell are back in training from injuries as well. (dpa)