Spain ended their World Cup 2014 campaign on a high, after beating Australia 3-0 in Curitiba.
The reigning but soon-to-be-dethroned champions avoided the unspeakable disgrace of finishing bottom of Group B, as goals from David Villa, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata registered from just four shots on target by the ‘La Roja’.
It is the first time in 12 World Cup matches that Spain have registered three goals.
Villa extended his record as the Spanish national team’s top goalscorer to 59 strikes within nine minutes of kick-off, when he flicked Juanfran’s cross into the net with his backheel.
Chelsea striker Torres doubled the lead nine minutes after the hour, before Manchester United’s Mata slid in the third from fellow substitute Cesc Fabregas’s lofted pass.
