Coach Vicente del Bosque made seven changes and his team emerged victorious against Australia to win their one and only match in the World Cup.
Poor passing, lack of finishing and chaos in defence were the hallmarks of the Spanish side in the first thirty minutes but a goal by David Villa in the 36th minute seemed to calm things down.
Fernando Torres and Juan Mata added two more to leave Spain in third place in Group B on three points. It is worthy of note that David Villa has has been responsible for seven of the last eleven goals scored by Spain in World Cups and the goal by Torres was his first ‘on target’ shot in 123 minutes of play at this World Cup.