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Costa Rica defender Heiner Mora has been forced to withdraw from the World Cup through injury.
Mora complained of feeling a "sharp pain" to his heel during training on Tuesday, and after medical assessment, he was diagnosed with a stress fracture.
The 29-year-old has been replaced in Jorge Luis Pinto's squad by Dave Myrie.
Costa Rica have been drawn alongside Uruguay, Italy and England at the finals in Brazil.
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