KOENIGSTEIN, Germany, June 15 - Brazil striker Ronaldo, jeered off the field after a lacklustre World Cup performance on Tuesday against Croatia, has undergone medical examinations after complaining of dizziness.

Brazil's Ronaldo looks outside the bus window before a World Cup soccer training session in Koenigstein June 15, 2006. [Reuters]

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the 29-year-old had suffered a dizzy spell on Wednesday when the team had the day off and was taken to a nearby clinic.

"No abnormality was found," the CBF said on its official Web site. "Ronaldo is, therefore, in normal condition for training."

Ronaldo's dismal display on Tuesday, when he appeared to move at half-speed and struggled to control the simplest of passes, recalled his similarly dazed performance in Brazil's 3-0 loss to France in the 1998 World Cup final in Paris.

Afterwards, it was revealed that Ronaldo had been taken ill in the hotel hours before the final, some reports claiming that he had suffered a fit. The episode was never fully explained.

Ronaldo's dizziness was overshadowed by German giddiness on Thursday as the host country celebrated its team's stunning stoppage time victory against neighbours Poland in Group A.

The 1-0 win in Dortmund on Wednesday virtually assures Germany of a place in the second round of the month-long tournament and has convinced the nation that Juergen Klinsmann's often-criticised side may have what it takes to go even further.

"Jawollski!" was the headline in top-selling German daily Bild.

WORST CLASHES

Taking the shine off the victory was the worst outbreak of fan trouble since the soccer celebration began last Friday.

In the most serious clash German fans pelted police with beer bottles, fireworks and chairs and tables from restaurants near Dortmund's Alter Markt after hundreds of riot police tried to clear a group of drunk hooligans, said a Reuters eyewitness.

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