Fernando Torres remains confident of getting off the mark before Spain's participation in the World Cup is over.
The Liverpool striker failed to find the back of the net during Saturday's 1-0 quarter-final victory over Paraguay meaning he has now gone 268 minutes in the tournament without a goal as he continues his quest to return to full fitness following knee surgery.But Torres said: "I hope I'll score at this World Cup, I'm sure I will."David Villa bagged the only goal of the game in a hard-fought clash with Paraguay to set up a mouth-watering semi-final encounter with Germany on Wednesday evening.
Both sides missed penalties on a tense night at Ellis Park before the Barcelona bound forward netted an 83rd minute winner - with Torres admitting to feeling a sense of relief.
He said: "I'm happy, especially at the end of the game, after the Oscar Cardozo and Xabi Alonso penalties and all the nerves, at the end when you see we're smiling and all that tension disappears, all that's left is joy.
"Paraguay played very well, they created chances but with that penalty they had the misfortune of facing our goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
"They can hold their heads up, especially Cardozo, who was broken at the end of the game, he's got my support."
The showdown with Germany promises to be one of the most intriguing matchups of the competition so far - and Torres is anticipating a tough encounter.
"Everyone says the Germans don't have the best defence, but I disagree and they've also shown they have good forwards," he said.
"They have good players like Klose, Podolski, who's playing well, but it's not about names.
"It's 50-50, it will be very close. They miss Michael Ballack but they've always been this good and Mesut Ozil's replaced him."
Meanwhile, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque insists he is happy with Torres's contribution to their World Cup campaign.
"He is in good shape physically and in his defense you have to say that the team didn't really string together their attacks well," he said.
"We are satisfied with his work and his attitude and we are hoping for the best of him in our next matches."
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