Spain 2014 Home Shirt Fernando Torres (S-Excellent)

Spain arrived at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil having already won the previous World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, a run of three consecutive major international trophies that no nation had ever matched before.

The defence lasted only two matches. Spain lost their opener 5-1 to the Netherlands, the same opponents they had beaten in the 2010 final, as Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben tore through their defence in Salvador, before a 2-0 defeat to Chile in the second group game confirmed their elimination, the fastest exit for a defending champion since Italy in 1950. Fernando Torres came on as a substitute in both defeats without scoring, but in the final, dead-rubber group match against Australia, with qualification already gone, he found the net in a 3-0 win alongside goals from David Villa and Juan Mata, a small consolation before his eventual international retirement two years later.

Made by adidas, this red home shirt carries a subtle triangular texture across the fabric and the crest of the Royal Spanish Football Federation on the chest. Torres wore this shirt throughout the tournament, including during coach Vicente del Bosque's widely debated decision to bring him on as a substitute for Diego Costa during the Netherlands defeat, a change that did little to stem the damage on one of the most chastening nights in the country's recent football history.