Iniesta escapes serious injury

The important midfielder had a scan on his right thigh on Wednesday, after pulling up in Spain's 6-0 warm up victory over Poland the previous day, but there was no sign of a tear only a slight swelling in the muscle.

"I've spoken to him and he's in good spirits," Barcelona team-mate Xavi told reporters after the European champions ranked second in the world but marginal bookies favourites to win the World Cup returned from a day off.

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