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Diego Costa Diego Costa will have chance to recover fully from his hamstring troubles after being left out of Spain's squad to face Belarus and Germany.

Belarus A superb first-half strike from midfielder Jan Tigorev gave Belarus a 1-0 friendly win over Japan on Tuesday.

Álvaro Negredo Alvaro Negredo feels he needs to score regularly for Spain if he is to win a starting place in Vicente Del Bosque's side.

Belarus Japan will be looking to bounce back from their loss to Serbia when they face Belarus in a friendly in Zhodzina on Tuesday.

Michu Michu has thanked Spain coach Vicente del Bosque for placing faith in him after making his international debut against Belarus on Friday.

Germany Germany, Belgium and Switzerland sealed their places at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Friday's European qualifying action.

Spain Spain moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with an unconvincing 2-1 win over Belarus in Mallorca on Friday.

France A Franck Ribery double helped France record their first win in six games, overcoming Belarus 4-2 on Wednesday.

Belarus France's hopes of automatic qualification for the FIFA World Cup hang by a thread heading into Tuesday's match in Belarus.

Brazil Switzerland upset Brazil 1-0, Germany drew 3-3 with Paraguay and Spain toppled Ecuador 2-0 in the pick of Wednesday's friendly action.