Spain Hit By Striker Selection Poser

[Folami David]

World champions Spain can move to the brink of qualification for next year's World Cup in Brazil when they host Belarus in Mallorca on Friday.
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Vicente del Bosque's men need just four points from their two remaining qualifiers to seal an automatic place at the finals with the meeting against the side ranked 80th in the world followed by the visit of Georgia to Albacete on Tuesday.
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While it would be a major surprise should Spain not emerge victorious from both games, there is still plenty for Del Bosque to ponder ahead of the expected defence of their title in South America.
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The biggest question for the former Real Madrid boss remains who he will play up front.
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Spain's all-time leading goalscorer David Villa has been ruled out of both games with an arthritic ankle injury, while Villa's Atletico Madrid teammate Diego Costa was not included in Del Bosque's squad as the paperwork to allow him to switch allegiance from Brazil to Spain hadn't been completed in time.