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Spain Forward Ferran Torres scored the first hat-trick of his career when his team crushed helplessly Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to break into the last four of the Nations League.
Goals from Álvaro Morata, Ferran and Rodri gave Luis Enrique’s side a convincing 3-0 lead at halftime, while Ferran scored again early in the second half and completed his hat-trick with a fine shot.
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Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored the sixth goal in the 89th minute to grace an incredible display for Spain and deepen the misery of four-time world champion Germany.
The victory saw Spain finish as the A4 League leader with 11 points after six games, while the Germans, who only needed a draw to advance to the finals, came in second with nine.
Spain suffered an early setback from injury when Sergio Canales was retired, but his replacement Fabián Ruiz made an immediate impact, sending a superb corner kick and Morata rose unmarked at the far post to head in the 17th minute.
Morata scored again shortly after by connecting with a cross from Ferran, but his shot was incorrectly canceled offside, with no VAR in operation in the Nations League.
However, Spain quickly shrugged off their sense of injustice as Ferran smashed his second goal on the rebound in the 33rd minute after Dani Olmo had looked into the post, while Rodri headed a Koke corner kick five minutes. after.
Spain lost captain Sergio Ramos to a suspected muscle injury towards the end of the first half, but felt increasingly confident after the break as Germany continued to weaken.
Dani Olmo turned down a simple opportunity to increase Spain’s lead, allowing German Manuel Neuer to make an unusual save in a game where his main task was to get the ball out of the net.
But Ferrán showed no mercy, taking advantage of a generous pass from former Valencia teammate José Gaya to score his second, then showed his confidence by receiving a pass from Fabian and beating Neuer with a first shot from outside the area.
Olivier Giroud scored a double when he proved his worth for France again to help the world champions beat Sweden 4-2.
Giroud scored on either side of Benjamin Pavard’s goal in the first half as Les Bleus rallied from Viktor Claesson’s opener.
Sweden, which reduced arrears through Robin Quaison before Kingsley Coman of France ended stoppage time, was relegated to League B.
Didier Deschamps’ French team, which had already qualified for the Final Four, topped Group 3 with 16 points from six games.
PortugalRuben Dias scored his first two international goals to help the European champions win 3-2 to 10 men. Croatia, extending their undefeated streak against the hosts to seven games.
The result left defending champion Portugal second in League A, Group 3 with 13 points from six games, three behind France.
Croatia finished third with three points, ahead of last team Sweden on goal difference, and avoided relegation from the Nations League top flight, although defeat is likely to put further pressure on manager Zlatko Dalic.
Mateo Kovacic put Croatia ahead in the 32nd minute, but Dias and Joao Félix changed course after the hosts sent Marko Rog off in the 51st for two yellow cards, the second brandishing for a forceful foul on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kovacic equalized with a superb shot from the edge of the penalty area midway through the second half, but Dias had the last laugh in the 90th minute when he took advantage of a mistake by Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.
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