Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has overcome a bout of malaria to be fit for Ivory Coast.
Toure was diagnosed with the illness at the end of last month after a trip back the Ivory Coast. There were fears the 33-year-old would miss his country's World Cup opener against Japan on Saturday.
"I feel great," said Toure at Ivory Coast's training camp outside Sao Paulo - flexing his muscles to prove his point.
"The malaria was just for two days. Obviously we have the medical department that knows malaria very well and they gave me tablets. I was in bed for two days.
"When they heard the news everyone was talking.
"I had a phone call from my club, from people around the world.
"I'm absolutely fine because my body is used to that kind of sickness, it's not the first time and it won't be the last time."
