Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will give Diego Costa as long as he can before deciding on whether or not to include the injured Atletico Madrid striker in his FIFA World Cup squad.
Costa is suffering from a hamstring tear that is set to sideline him for at least a fortnight and has cast serious doubts on whether he will be part of Spain's title defence in Brazil.
A fully-fit Costa would likely have been a certainty for the World Cup after a stunning season with Atletico, but del Bosque has said he would like all his players to be fit and ready to train by the time he has to send his final 23-man squad list to FIFA on June 2.
That leaves Costa with little room for manoeuvre, but del Bosque is ready to be patient with the Brazil-born hitman.
