(Reuters) - Lacina Traore's cameo appearance at the weekend was enough to win him a place in Ivory Coast’s preliminary World Cup squad as the Everton forward was included on Tuesday in a 28-man list ahead of the tournament in Brazil.
Traore has battled injury since his move to the Premier League in January but came on in the last minute of Saturday’s 2-0 win at Hull City to signal his recovery from a persistent hamstring problem.
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