List of international goals scored by Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres is a retired Spanish international footballer who represented his country 110 times and scored 38 goals between his international debut in 2003 and his final match in 2014. As of 2019, he is the third top scorer in the history of the national team, with only David Villa (59) and Raúl (44) having scored more goals for the country. Spain never lost a match in which he scored.[1]

Fernando Torres with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Boot award

Having represented Spain at various youth levels, Torres made his senior debut on 6 September 2003 against Portugal and scored his first goal in a friendly match against Italy on 28 April 2004.[2][3] During qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Torres scored seven goals in 11 appearances to help Spain qualify for the tournament.[4] At the tournament proper he scored three goals, including a brace against Tunisia, as Spain were eliminated by France in the Round of 16.[5] Two years later, at UEFA Euro 2008, Torres scored the winning goal in the 33rd minute of the final against Germany, ending Spain's run of 44 years without a trophy.[6]

Spain's success at Euro 2008 saw the nation qualify as European champions for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the curtain-raiser for the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa. Torres scored three goals at the tournament, a hat-trick in Spain's 5–0 win over New Zealand on 14 June.[7] His treble, which was scored within 11 minutes from kick-off, is the fastest hat-trick scored in the competition's history. He failed to score at the World Cup a year later but was part of the Spain squad which won the tournament, featuring as a late substitute in the final.[8]

In 2012, Torres was selected for Spain's UEFA Euro 2012 squad and won the Golden Boot award for his three goals scored at the tournament. He netted a brace against the Republic of Ireland before scoring the third goal in a 4–0 win over Italy in the final. Torres' goal against the Italians was his second in the final of a European Championship.[9] The following year, Torres scored five goals at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. His tally, which included a four-goal haul against Tahiti, earned him another Golden Boot award.[10][11] He was then included in Spain's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and scored against Australia in a 3–0 group-stage victory. It was a dead rubber match for Spain, however, as their elimination from the competition had already been confirmed.[12]

Of Torres' 38 international goals scored, 10 were scored in friendlies, 8 at Confederations Cup Finals, 7 during World Cup Qualifiers, 5 at the European Championship Finals and 4 in both the European Championship Qualifiers and the World Cup Finals.[13]

List of international goals
As of match played 23 June 2014. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Torres goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Fernando Torres
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 28 April 2004Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy5 Italy1–01–1Friendly[3]
2 9 February 2005Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería, Spain15 San Marino2–05–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[15]
3 26 March 2005Helmántico Stadium, Salamanca, Spain16 China PR1–03–0Friendly[16]
4 8 October 2005King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium23 Belgium1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[17]
5 2–0
6 12 October 2005Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino24 San Marino2–06–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[18]
7 5–0
8 6–0
9 12 November 2005Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain25 Slovakia3–15–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification[19]
10 7 June 2006Stade de Genève, Carouge, Switzerland30 Croatia2–12–1Friendly[20]
11 14 June 2006Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany31 Ukraine4–04–02006 FIFA World Cup[21]
12 19 June 2006Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany32 Tunisia2–13–12006 FIFA World Cup[5]
13 3–1
14 2 September 2006Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz, Spain36 Liechtenstein1–04–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification[22]
15 12 September 2007Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain45 Latvia2–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification[23]
16 14 June 2008Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria51 Sweden1–02–1UEFA Euro 2008[24]
17 29 June 2008Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria54 Germany1–01–0UEFA Euro 2008 Final[6]
18 19 November 2008El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain58 Chile2–03–0Friendly[25]
19 9 June 2009Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan62 Azerbaijan6–06–0Friendly[26]
20 14 June 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa63 New Zealand1–05–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup[7]
21 2–0
22 3–0
23 12 August 2009Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia68 North Macedonia1–23–2Friendly[27]
24 8 June 2010Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain73 Poland5–06–0Friendly[28]
25 3 September 2010Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein81 Liechtenstein1–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[29]
26 3–0
27 4 June 2011Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States85 United States4–04–0Friendly[30]
28 30 May 2012Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland92 South Korea1–04–1Friendly[31]
29 14 June 2012Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland95 Republic of Ireland1–04–0UEFA Euro 2012[9]
30 3–0
31 1 July 2012Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine98 Italy3–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 Final[9]
32 20 June 2013Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil103 Tahiti1–010–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup[11]
33 3–0
34 6–0
35 9–0
36 23 June 2013Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil104 Nigeria2–03–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup[32]
37 30 May 2014Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville, Spain107 Bolivia1–02–0Friendly[33]
38 21 June 2014Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, Curitiba, Brazil110 Australia2–03–02014 FIFA World Cup[12]

See also

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