Del Bosque includes injured Costa in Spain squad
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SPAIN coach Vicente del Bosque has included Diego Costa in his final 23-man squad for the World Cup despite the Brazil-born forward’s recent injury woes.
The Atletico Madrid striker has been suffering from a series of muscle problems and limped out of last Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid early in the first half.
Spain has one more friendly, against El Salvador in Washington DC on June 7, before the tournament in Brazil when Del Bosque can test Costa’s fitness.
If he does not recover sufficiently, Spain can replace him in the squad up to 24 hours before its opening Group B match against Netherlands on June 13 as long as it can prove his injury is serious enough to prevent his participation.
As well as Costa, Del Bosque included fellow forwards Fernando Torres of Chelsea, who netted a penalty in Friday’s 2-0 friendly win against Bolivia in Seville, and David Villa, Spain’s record scorer.
There was no place for winger Jesus Navas, who missed the final part of the English Premier League season with an ankle injury, or his Manchester City teammate Alvaro Negredo.
Real Madrid fullback Dani Carvajal was also left out, with Del Bosque preferring the more experienced Juanfran of Real’s city rival Atletico.
Chile and Australia make up Group B and Spain’s first game is against Netherlands on June 13, a repeat of the 2010 final which Spain won 1-0 in extra time.
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