final squad for the tournament, ahead of Álvaro Negredo and Fernando Llorente. After substitute appearances in the team's opening two matches, Torres was named in the starting line-up for the third group match with the team's elimination already confirmed. He scored Spain's second goal in a 3–0 defeat of Australia in Curitiba. Style of play Torres was described as having "an eye for the spectacular" and being "capable of world-class skill", as well as being regarded as a "technically proficient, highly successful striker". He had the ability to find himself in goalscoring positions, using his pace and vision to get in behind defenders. A hard-working striker, he was also known for his willingness to chase down and put pressure on opposing defenders, and was capable of playing off his teammates and creating chances for other strikers, in addition to scoring goals himself; this also saw him being deployed in a deeper role as a second striker on occasion. Due to his consistent goalscoring rate as a young player, Torres came to be nicknamed El Niño ('The Kid'). Being strong in the air, and an accurate finisher with his head as well as both feet, in his prime during 2007—2010, his prolific goalscoring earned him a reputation as one of the top strikers in the world, or simply the best striker in the world. Prior to the 2009 Confederations Cup, the CBC described him as: "The golden boy of Spanish soccer and one of the most dangerous forwards in the game. Nicknamed El Niño (The Kid), Torres is coming off a solid second season for Liverpool in which he scored 14 goals. Torres is lightning quick, a deadly finisher and a player of such high class with the ball at his feet that he routinely makes the spectacular look ordinary." However, several injuries led to a loss of form, pace, confidence and a decreased goalscoring rate in later seasons. Coaching career On 25 July 2021, Atlético Madrid appointed Torres as head coach of the Juvenil A (U19) team. Personal life Torres' parents are José Torres and Flori Sanz. He has two older siblings: Israel (born 1977) and María Paz (born 1976). He married Olalla Domínguez Liste on 27 May 2009 in a private ceremony with just two witnesses at the local town hall in El Escorial, Madrid. The couple have two children, a daughter, Nora, born on 8 July 2009 at