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The Sports Thread #1 For 12/2/13: Diego Costa Still Is Not Guaranteed A Free Trip Back Home For The Cup

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Image from Iberosphere.com  It will be fascinating to see who Vicente Del Bosque brings to the World Cup Finals in the forward position for EspaƱa. With Diego Costa still scoring (now 15 goals in 15 games) for co-Liga leaders Atletico, the Brazilian-Spaniard continues to make his case that maybe he made the right decision to not wait on Luis Scolari and his native country giving him that long awaited "A" team call up during the last international break. But Costa's great form still does not mean he can erase the biggest disadvantage he has currently, which is no caps for Spain yet. He would have to wait until the next international break in March to get that first appearance. That is a problem considering that his four main competitors at the forward spot for Spain have plenty of experience with Del Bosque, with three of the four currently in solid form. The lone man Costa doesn't have to fret about at the moment is Roberto Soldado, who may need a spying a...