Football Focus Highlight

Spain needed a late penalty to sink an Argentina side who had themselves equalised from the penalty spot in a game that saw them largely second-best.

Despite only making two substitutions over the course of the evening, Diego Maradona's side lacked fluency and were on the back foot, ultimately paying the price as Xabi Alonso scored twice, once from the spot. Lionel Messi's equaliser from a penalty situation proved insufficient.

The Spaniards experimented with something of a 4-3-3, Iniesta playing on the right hand side of David Villa and David Silva up front, Sergi Busquets joining old hands Xabi Alonso and Xavi further back, ahead of Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol and Joan Capdevila. Iker Casillas earned his 100th cap in goal.