Fernando Torres:"Turkey will be twice as difficult".

Fernando Torres has warned Spain their second World Cup qualifier against Turkey will be "twice as difficult".

The European Champions triumphed 1-0 at the Bernabeu, with Gerard Pique notching the only goal of a closely-fought contest in the 60th minute to leave them with one foot in the finals.

Spain are keen to maintain their 100% record in Group Five, but Torres knows Turkey will be equally as eager to avenge the weekend's defeat.

"We always go into games with humility but each time our opponents make it more difficult for us because everyone wants to beat the champions," he said.

"If it cost us so much to win at home, in front of our fans, Wednesday will be twice as difficult.

"The game will be very similar to the other day and we have already been warned that Turkey are a great international side, with great players and that they have a lot of desire to beat us."

The triumph extended Spain's unbeaten run to 30 matches - of which 28 have been ended in victory - and also saw them move six points clear of second-placed Bosnia-Herzegovina.

With the qualifiers at the halfway stage Spain are very much on course for South Africa, but Torres has urged his team-mates not to take anything for granted.

"Winning there would not mathematically qualify us," continued the Liverpool striker. "If we win we will have taken a big step but in football everything can change from one day to the next.

"By winning we will continue having the incentive to get new victories, to continue beating records and keep our run of results.

"We have other reasons to win, not just to qualify."

The past year has seen a turnaround in Spain's fortunes as they stormed to the Euro 2008 title and top spot in the FIFA world rankings for the first time ever.

It is a nice change for fans used to La Roja failing to fulfil expectations time and time again, crashing out of tournaments prematurely, and Torres admits it makes a nice change for the players too.

"It's a pleasure to see the leap in quality that the team have done," he said. "Before we suffered enough embarrassments and difficult periods in qualifying.

"We suffered a lot but the team has developed. It has become a great international side and we hope that it will be like this for a long time.

"What we have to do now is enjoy it."

Source:wires