Spain will begin the defence of their FIFA World Cup title against Georgia next Tuesday in high spirits after the recently crowned European champions - captained by Fernando Torres - comfortably defeated Saudi Arabia in Pontevedra.

Torres failed to find the net in what was his 100th appearance for La Roja but that mattered little in the end as

Romania defeated Estonia in their first 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier courtesy of second-half goals from Gabriel Torje and Ciprian Marica.

Though the visitors dominated after the break, Estonia made things difficult in the first 45 minutes at the Lilleküla Stadium, keeping chances to a minimum. However, Romania could not be shackled after the

Roy Hodgson hopes his five-star England team will be full of confidence and comparatively rested when they face Ukraine after hammering Moldova.