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Vicente del Bosque offers Diego Costa no guarantees

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque says that Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa is not guaranteed a spot in his squad for the World Cup.

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has insisted that his squad for next week's friendly against Italy is not a clear indication of his thinking for the World Cup.

Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa is in the squad for the first time, but the La Roja head coach has warned the 25-year-old that he must continue to impress in the latter part of the season.

"I do not know if he (Costa) has had many pressures, I have not spoken to him since then. He has been called up and he is in the same line, that is why he has been called up. He is a singular case, he born in Brazil, has formed here and he demonstrated in his club that he should come," Del Bosque told reporters at a press conference.

"There are still three months left for the World Cup, this is not the final list, it may enter new people. The players are going to have the test in all competitions until the end of the year. The encouragement of coming to the national team will be great for them."

Costa has scored 27 goals in 35 games for his club this season.

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Atletico Madrid's Brazilian forward Diego da Silva Costa celebrates after scoring a goal with his teammate Brazilian defender Joa Miranda de Souza during the Champions league match AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on February 1
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