International Friendlies: Fernando Torres bags a goal while England, Turkey and Switzerland register wins
Fernando Torres marked his first appearance for Spain in almost 11 months by scoring a goal from the penalty spot as Spain dominated Bolivia for a 2-0 win on Friday. Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta came up with the second goal with a curling effort.
On the other hand, England will also be heading to Brazil on a high notes as they registered a comfortable 3-0 win over Peru at Wembley in their last warm-up game at their home soil.
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Fernando Torres’ goal:
Andres Iniesta’s goal:
A horrendous miss from Fernando Torres:
It was Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge who opened the scoring for the hosts in the first-half after he slotted the ball home from a magnificent effort into the top corner of the goal.
The other two goals were bagged by central back duo Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka, both converting second-half corners from Leighton Baines in quick succession.
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Daniel Sturridge's goal:
Phil Jagielka’s goal:
Gary Cahill’s goal:
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko’s brace was the pick of the night as he led Bossnia-Herzogovina to a 2-1 victory against Ivory Coast, with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba who scored from a free-kick in the 91st minute of the game.
Edin Dzeko’s goal:
Didier Drogba’s free-kick:
Other results:
FT Honduras 0 - 2 Turkey
FT New Zealand 0 - 0 South Africa
FT Iran 1 - 1 Angola
FT Qatar 0 - 0 FYR Macedonia
FT Austria 1 - 1 Iceland
FT Switzerland 1 - 0 Jamaica
FT Uruguay 1-0 N. Ireland
FT Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 Ivory Coast
FT Chile 3-2 Egypt