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Spain coach Del Bosque wary of fitness concerns for Chelsea striker Diego Costa

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque insists he won't gamble with the fitness of Chelsea striker Diego Costa.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho would have preferred to see Costa rested for the matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg so the in-form forward could receive treatment on his hamstring.

Del Bosque said: "When we call up someone it's because we believe he's fit to play. He's been playing in all the (Chelsea) games and if he comes and isn't in condition to play, we won't force him, as has always been the case with all our players.

"We always take into account the physical state of the players. We don't force anybody, we've never obliged anybody to play.

"The medical team will decide on these things."

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