Confederations Cup 2013: Italy and Spain win tournament openers

It didn’t take long for Uruguay to look like they had completely given up on the game in the second half and the fans booed and jeered their less than enthusiastic effort. Spain, with no incentive to take risks, simply passed the ball around in circles. They had a couple of decent shots -- Andres Iniesta had their best opportunity -- but both sides produced very little of note.

That goal might have set up a nervy finish in another game, but Spain never looked like conceding again. In fact, they should have had a late free kick on the edge of the box and a man advantage in stoppage time. Soldado was hauled down by Alvaro Gonzalez, who clipped him from behind to deny a clear goal-scoring opportunity, but the referee told Soldado to get up.

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Mexico made a desperate substitution in an attempt to get back into the game, bringing on striker Raul Jimenez for midfielder Jesus Zavala, but never looked like they had an equalizer in them.

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It’s like he has a real life truck stick.

Andrea Pirlo is 100 caps old today and he celebrated it with a goal as good as his beard.

Happy 100th cap, Pirlo.

Spain, meanwhile, will be looking to complete the set -- the Confederations Cup is the only competitive tournament which has eluded this team, and they will be as determined as ever to secure victory and lay down a warning market for their World Cup campaign this time next year.

Match Date/Time: Sunday, 11 p.m. BST, 6 p.m. ET