Confederations Cup

Here are the results of the Confederations Cup games that were played in Group B:

Nigeria 0-3 Spain.

Spain will face Italy in the Confederations Cup semi-finals after they beat Nigeria to top Group B.

Jordi Alba scored twice, stroking in following a flowing move early on and then rounding Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama with two minutes left.
Nigeria caused problems for Spain's defence in between with John Mikel Obi and Sunday Mba going close.
Fernando Torres headed in two minutes after coming on as a substitute, before Alba sealed it to knock Nigeria out.
The goal from Chelsea striker Torres took the heat out of the contest, but despite Spain's superiority in possession, Nigeria were let down again by poor finishing when substitute Gambo Muhammad squirmed the ball wide with 15 minutes left.

He was set up by the impressive Ahmed Musa, who also created a great opportunity for Brown Ideye, but the striker's touch let him down in front of an open goal.

And although coach Stephen Keshi's Super Eagles bow out of the tournament with a solitary victory over Tahiti to finish third in Group B behind Uruguay, there were signs of encouragement for his young side.
Had they converted their chances the story of this game might have been different, but there was a sense that Spain still had another gear to move into if they needed it.

Uruguay 8-0 Tahiti.

Abel Hernandez scored a first-half hat-trick as Uruguay booked a place in the Confederations Cup semi-finals with a comprehensive win over Tahiti.

The striker scored a header and finished a Nicolas Lodeiro pass before Diego Perez and Hernandez made it four.

Suarez's worthwhile cameo

Luis Suarez came off the bench to score twice, moving him above Diego Forlan to become Uruguay's all-time leading goal-scorer with 35.

Andres Scotti's penalty was saved before the Uruguayan and Tahiti's Teheivarii Ludivion were sent off.

Lodeiro scored a fifth and Hernandez converted from the spot before substitute Luis Suarez added two more.
Oscar Tabarez's team will now face hosts Brazil in the last four on Wednesday.
Uruguay knew that a point would probably be enough to progress and Tabarez was confident enough to make 11 changes with the last four in mind.
That included leaving out Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan out of the starting line-up but Palermo's Hernandez, who had only scored three international goals before the match, provided plenty of cutting edge.
The amateurs of Tahiti have won plenty of praise for their efforts in Brazil and there were positives for them to take away from Recife, with striker Steevy Chong-Hue impressing and debutant Gilbert Meriel being able to celebrate his penalty save from Scotti.
But their prospects of claiming any more than flashes of pride were over after just one minute and 19 seconds, when Hernandez scored the quickest goal in the history of the competition.

So, after that this is how Group B looks at the end of the group stages:
               

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	15	1	9
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	11	3	6
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	7	6	3
Tahiti	3	0	0	3	1	24	0