CHICAGO, July 6: German midfielder Mario Basler rushed home from the World Cup fi-. nals on Tuesday to be with his wife who Is having problems with her pregnancy, reports Reuter.

German , press chief Wolfgang Niersbach said the Werder Bremen player had flown to Germany in the after noon to see his wife Anke, who had been taken to hospital In pain. She is eight months pregnant.

Basler. 25. who had yet to start a game at the World Cup finals, only took an overnight bag with him and was expected to return to the Untied States if no major problems occurred.