List of international goals scored by 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 and Raúl having scored more goals for the country. Spain never lost a match in which he scored.
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. During qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Torres scored seven goals in 11 appearances to help Spain qualify for the tournament. At the tournament proper he scored three goals, including a brace against Tunisia, as Spain were eliminated by France in the Round of 16. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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.

List of international goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 April 2004Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy51–01–1Friendly
29 February 2005Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería, Spain152–05–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
326 March 2005Helmántico Stadium, Salamanca, Spain161–03–0Friendly
48 October 2005King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium231–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
58 October 2005King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium232–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
612 October 2005Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino242–06–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
712 October 2005Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino245–06–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
812 October 2005Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino246–06–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
912 November 2005Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain253–15–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
107 June 2006Stade de Genève, Carouge, Switzerland302–12–1Friendly
1114 June 2006Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany314–04–02006 FIFA World Cup
1219 June 2006Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany322–13–12006 FIFA World Cup
1319 June 2006Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany323–13–12006 FIFA World Cup
142 September 2006Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz, Spain361–04–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
1512 September 2007Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain452–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
1614 June 2008Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria511–02–1UEFA Euro 2008
1729 June 2008Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria541–01–0UEFA Euro 2008 Final
1819 November 2008El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain582–03–0Friendly
199 June 2009Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan626–06–0Friendly
2014 June 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa631–05–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2114 June 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa632–05–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2214 June 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa633–05–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2312 August 2009Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia681–23–2Friendly
248 June 2010Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain735–06–0Friendly
253 September 2010Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein811–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
263 September 2010Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein813–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
274 June 2011Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States854–04–0Friendly
2830 May 2012Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland921–04–1Friendly
2914 June 2012Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland951–04–0UEFA Euro 2012
3014 June 2012Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland953–04–0UEFA Euro 2012
311 July 2012Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine983–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 Final
3220 June 2013Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1031–010–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup
3320 June 2013Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1033–010–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup
3420 June 2013Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1036–010–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup
3520 June 2013Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1039–010–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup
3623 June 2013Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil1042–03–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup
3730 May 2014Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville, Spain1071–02–0Friendly
3821 June 2014Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, Curitiba, Brazil1102–03–02014 FIFA World Cup