Spain continued their unbeaten run in the Confederations Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Nigeria, while Uruguay confirmed their place in the semifinals courtesy an 8-0 mauling of Tahiti. The World and European champions got two of their goals from an unlikely source - left-back Jordi Alba - with Fernando Torres again finding the back of the net.
Read full storySpain made a mockery of the format of the Confederations Cup by thrashing minnows Tahiti 10-0, while Diego Forlan capped his 100th appearance for Uruguay in some style scoring the winner in a 2-1 win over Nigeria. Quite a few critics have questioned the fallacy behind allowing a country like Tahiti, filed with amateur players, into the Confederations Cup, where some of the top teams in the world are competing.
Read full storyWell, the result of the match between Tahiti and Nigeria was as expected, but the French Polynesian side certainly won a lot of hearts in the process despite going down 6-1 to the African champions in their Confederations Cup game in Belo Horizonte.
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