In February 2001, Fernando Torres won the Algarve Tournament with the Spain under-16 team. In May, the under-16s took part in the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, which they also won, with Torres scoring the only goal in the final.[1] He finished as the tournament’s leading goalscorer (7 goals in 6 games) and was also voted the best player.

In 2003, Fernando Torres made his senior debut for the full Spanish national team on September 6, 2003 in a friendly against Portugal. His first goal for Spain came against Italy on April 28, 2004. At the end of the season Fernando Torres was chosen as part of the Spanish squad for Euro 2004. He only appeared as a late substitute in Spain’s first two group games, but made the first eleven for the deciding game against Portugal. Fernando Torres hit the post in the 62 minute after Nuno Gomes put Portgual ahead on 57 minutes. Spain lost 1-0 and were eliminated.

At his first ever appearance in a World Cup finals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Fernando Torres scored the final goal in a 4-0 victory over Ukraine with a volley. In the second group match, Fernando Torres scored twice against Tunisia, in the 76th minute for Spain to take the lead 2-1 and then again from a penalty kick in the 90th. Fernando Torres was dropped from the team for a friendly versus Romania in November 2006, but returned to the national side for the friendly against England in February 2007, a 1-0 win for Spain.

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