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Injury heartbreak for Matildas veteran before Asian Cup

Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop has been booked in for hamstring surgery. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop's dreams of a fifth Women's Asian Cup appearance are in tatters, with the midfielder requiring surgery on her second serious hamstring injury this year.

Yallop was in tears after she re-injured her right hamstring and pulled up abruptly when chasing down a ball just 40 minutes into Brisbane Roar's 3-1 win over Adelaide United on Sunday.

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