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Spain vs Chile
37' David Villa (pen) Goal 1 - 0
66' Fernando Torres Goal 2 - 0
86' Santi Cazorla Goal 3 - 0
David Villa, Fernando Torres and Santi Cazorla struck the goals as Spain capped an unforgettable year on a winning note with a friendly victory over Chile at Villarreal's El Madrigal stadium.
Villa gave Spain the lead from the penalty spot before second-half efforts from Torres - who netted soon after replacing the Valencia hitman - and Cazorla sealed the win as the Euro 2008 winners extended their unbeaten run to 28 matches.
Villa, starting up front on his own after coach Vicente Del Bosque opted to leave Torres on the bench, looked lively from the start and he managed to get in behind the Chile defence inside the opening 70 seconds.
Estonia vs Spain
Spain winger Albert Riera wants to make up for missing out on Euro 2008 by convincing coach Vicente del Bosque to give him a regular place in the squad for the 2010 World Cup campaign.
Liverpool's new recruit Riera was given a chance by Del Bosque on Tuesday after injury forced Sevilla's Diego Capel out of the squad to visit Estonia on Saturday, and Belgium four days later in Group Five qualifiers.
Spain 4 - 0 Armenia8' Joan 8' Joan Capdevila Goal 1 - 0
17' David Villa Goal 2 - 0
79' David Villa Goal 3 - 0
82' Marcos Senna Goal 4 - 0
Spain made it two World Cup qualifying wins out of two with a comfortable victory over Armenia in Albacete.
Fresh from Saturday's 1-0 triumph over Bosnia-Herzegovina, Spain all but ended this match as a contest after just 16 minutes following goals from Joan Capdevila and David Villa.
Two late strikes from Villa and Marcos Senna then wrapped up the win as the European champions made it 25 games without defeat and six in succession without conceding a goal.
Denmark 0 - 3 Spain
50' 0 - 1 Goal Xabi Alonso
73' 0 - 2 Goal Xavi
90' 0 - 3 Goal Xabi Alonso
The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol. They are the current European Champions, having won the 2008 UEFA European Championship. In July 2008, Spain rose to the #1 spot in the FIFA World Ranking for the first time in their history, becoming only the sixth nation (and the first who had never won the World Cup) to top these rankings.
Germany 0 - 1 Spain
Fernando Torres was the hero for Spain by firing them to Euro 2008 glory against Germany in Vienna - and ending 44 years of underachievement.
Torres struck in the 33rd minute at Ernst Happel Stadion and despite the efforts of Germany skipper Michael Ballack, they held on to their lead to spark wild celebrations in Austria's capital.
Heavyweights in European football who produce a constant stream of individual talents, Spain had not won a major tournament since 1964 but finally shook off their tag of being chokers, not able to cope with the pressure of the highest stage.
Germany 0 - 1 Spain
Fernando Torres was the hero for Spain by firing them to Euro 2008 glory against Germany in Vienna - and ending 44 years of underachievement.
Torres struck in the 33rd minute at Ernst Happel Stadion and despite the efforts of Germany skipper Michael Ballack, they held on to their lead to spark wild celebrations in Austria's capital.
Heavyweights in European football who produce a constant stream of individual talents, Spain had not won a major tournament since 1964 but finally shook off their tag of being chokers, not able to cope with the pressure of the highest stage.
Russia 0 - 3 Spain
Xavi (50)
Daniel Güiza (73)
David Silva (82)
Superb Spain stormed into their first final in 24 years by rolling over in-form Russia at Euro 2008 in Vienna.
On another wet night in Austria, Luis Aragones' men attacked throughout and scored second-half goals through Xavi, substitute Daniel Guiza and David Silva to claim their fifth win in as many games and set up a title showdown with Germany on Sunday.
Spain 1 - USA 0
Spain completed their build-up Euro 2008 on a winning note after downing the United States in Wednesday's friendly thanks to a second-half goal from Xavi.
Just days after an injury-time strike from Joan Capdevila earned Spain a narrow 2-1 win over Peru, Luis Aragones' men again left it late to beat the US with Xavi netting the only goal of the game 11 minutes from time.
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