Torres: 'You can
MADRID: Spain will be back next year to win the World Cup after falling into “disarray” as they were vanquished 3-0 by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, striker Fernando Torres says.
“You can’t win every time,” the 29-year-old Chelsea forward and Spain international said in a post-match interview published on Monday on FIFA’s website.
Torres described the defeat as a “blip against a team that played better than us” and said the loss would not change Spain’s approach in the future.
Spain did not need the loss as a wake-up call or to motivate the players, he said, but the match served as a reminder of how hard it will be to beat Brazil on their own soil next year, he said.
“That said, in one year’s time we will be back here as world champions to defend what’s ours,” Torres said.
Spain have won an unprecedented three major tournaments in a row with two European titles and the World Cup, he added.
“Next year we’re coming over here to make it four.”
Asked if he’ll be hoping for revenge next year, the striker said: “Football is great for that, because you always get another chance. One year from now, hopefully we’ll be here and have a chance to make up for today, not necessarily to gain revenge on Brazil, but for our own sake.” - AFP
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