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Diego Costa: "I'm fully fit"

Spain striker Diego Costa insists that he is over his recent injury problems.

Spain striker Diego Costa has insisted that he is fully fit to take part at the World Cup.

The 25-year-old had been an injury doubt for the tournament after suffering a hamstring problem towards the end of last season with Atletico Madrid.

However, having played 74 minutes in Spain's friendly win over El Salvador on Saturday, Costa is confident that he will have no fitness issues out in Brazil.

"I needed the game the other day to get over the feeling that my injury would come back," he told Marca. "I'm fully fit and there won't be any problems."

Spain begin the defence of their World Cup crown on Friday when they face the Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final.

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