Worldcup 1998 : Friendly Game - Spain 4 / Sweden 0 , March 25, 1998.

SPAIN 4 / SWEDEN 0, March 25, 98.

Spain drubs Sweden 4-0 in World Cup warmup

VIGO, Spain March 26, 1998 (AP).

A goal in the opening minute by national team newcomer Fernando Morientes launched Spain toward a 4-0 drubbing of Sweden in a World Cup warm-up game here Wednesday.

Twenty-year-old Morientes knocked the ball in from three yards out after Sweden's keeper Hakan Svensson fumbled a save. The Real Madrid striker slotted in a second four minutes later from a shot 16 yards (meters) out following a clever back flick by fellow Real Madrid youngster Raul Gonzalez.

With Spain totally outclassing their opponents before some 25,000 spectators, Raul made it 3-0 in the 30th minute when finding himself unmarked at 12 yards (meters) he fired the ball past Svensson.

Sweden, a side which finished No. 3 in the 1994 World Cup but failed to qualify for France this year, made only one serious attempt on goal in the first half when Henrik Larsson had a strong header from seven yards (meters) fingered over the bar by Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta.

Second-half midfield substitute Imanol Exteberria hit home the fourth, 25 minutes into the second half when he took down a bouncing ball on the edge of the six-yard (meter) area and lobbed it into the top left-hand corner of the goal.

Spain lost its previous friendly against World Cup host France 1-0 in January. It plays its final warm-up game against Northern Ireland on June 3.

The side is grouped with Bulgaria, Nigeria and Paraguay in the World Cup.

Teams
Spain:
Andoni Zubizarreta, Albert Ferrer, Fernando Hierro (Santi Denia m. 46), Sergi Barjuan, Ivan Campo (Roberto Rios m. 75), Miguel Angel Nadal, Fernando Sanchez (Imanol Exteberria m. 63) , Luis Enrique Martinez, Fernando Morientes (Alfonso Perez m.46 ), Raul Gonzalez (Kiko Narvaez), Guilermo Amor.
Sweden:
Hakan Svensson, Patrik Andersson, Joachim Bjorklund, Gary Zundgren (Teddy Lucic m. 68), Rolan Nilsson, Henrik Larsson (Osmonovski m. 80), Klas Ingesson, Stefan Schwarz, Jorgen Pettersson (Hakan Mild m. 68), Kennet Andersson