Costa confident injury woes are behind him

The Atletico Madrid striker was dogged by a hamstring complaint towards the end of their domestic campaign and his presence in Vicente del Bosque's squad looked in doubt. 

However, he came through 74 minutes of Spain's 2-0 win over El Salvador unscathed at the weekend as the World Cup holders completed their build-up to Brazil. 

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