Spain’s World Cup defence began with a thrashing by Group B rivals Netherlands in a rematch of the 2010 final.
Xabi Alonso’s penalty gave Spain the lead after Stefan de Vrij tripped Diego Costa but Robin van Persie equalised with a superb acrobatic header, reports the BBC.
Arjen Robben cut inside Gerard Pique and fired in before De Vrij nodded in to put the Dutch 3-1 up.
Van Persie then robbed the ball off Iker Casillas to score, while Robben’s solo effort completed the rout.
