The Manchester United central defender sustained a knee injury during the final couple of minutes and has gone to hospital to undergo a scan.
England manager Fabio Capello is uncertain at this stage of the severity of the injury.
But he confirmed: "Rio picked up a knee problem in training.
"It happened near the end. He has gone to hospital for a scan and we will have to see how things are."
Ferdinand had been optimistic of enjoying an injury-free World Cup after a season dogged by problems at United.
He was able to feature in barely a third of their Barclays Premier League campaign but had trained with no setbacks during England's two-week camp in Austria and also came through the friendly internationals with Mexico and Japan unscathed.
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Source: Manchester Evening News
Source: M.E.N.