Manchester City's Yaya Toure (C) celebrates scoring a goal against Crystal Palace during their English Premier League soccer match at Selhurst Park in London April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville
(Reuters) - Yaya Toure was left out of the Ivory Coast's final World Cup warm-up match as a precautionary measure, with the country's football federation playing down fears over the midfielder's fitness for the Brazil tournament.
Toure was a spectator as Gervinho and Didier Drogba scored first-half goals in a 2-1 friendly win over El Salvador in Frisco, near Dallas on Wednesday as the Ivorians concluded their American-based preparations for the finals.
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