SPAIN goal

Spain’s striking prodigy Fernando Torres has had a roller-coaster of a season. Lauded and lambasted in equal measure, the FIFA World Cup™ has come as a blessed relief for the talented striker.

The Atletico Madrid frontman has made an immediate impact in his first finals, opening his account during a stellar performance in Spain’s opening Group H game against Ukraine. Against Tunisia, his tireless industry up front helped La Selección back into a game that was gradually slipping away from them, and his two late goals capped a memorable comeback after Raul’s opportunistic equaliser. Against Saudi Arabia, coach Luis Aragones gave him a well-earned rest in the first half, but he came off the bench in the second to rapturous applause from the legions of Spanish fans packed into the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern.

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