Spain’s ‘Man of the Match’ from their 5-0 triumph over the All Whites spoke to Spanish television station Telecinco after the game. Fernando Torres was happy with his three goal-haul and his country’s debut in the Confederations Cup. “It was a great start and the three goals come at a great time. The most important thing is for the team to win but it’s also special to move above important players.”

The striker believes that the current squad has yet to reach its peak. “After a lot of years without success, now is the time to enjoy our football. This generation of players still has a lot of years of football left to run and we are going to try and continue winning silverware with Spain. Now we just have to keep on working.”