02.06.2010- Bayern's Turkey star Altintop extends contract

02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

27.05.2010- Torres back in training with Spain

24.05.2010- Spain train for first time but without Torres

20.05.2010- Injured Fabregas, Torres in Spain squad for World Cup

13.05.2010- Drogba would relish Torres arrival

07.05.2010- Liverpool won't sell stars despite debts - chairman

20.04.2010- Reds want to win Europa trophy for Torres: Benayoun

19.04.2010- Torres optimistic over World Cup despite surgery

18.04.2010- Benitez unsure if Torres will play again this season

13.04.2010- Torres could be back next week - surgeon

12.04.2010- Liverpool face wait over Torres knee check

11.04.2010- Torres to see specialist over knee injury

08.04.2010- Torres double crushes Benfica as Liverpool reach Europa League semis

08.04.2010- Fabregas will make World Cup, say Arsenal

26.02.2010- Spain summon stars for France friendly

26.02.2010- England can win World Cup, says Del Bosque

24.02.2010- Benitez in no hurry to play Torres

23.02.2010- Del Bosque denies friction with Benitez

12.02.2010- Benitez expects Torres to miss City clash

02.02.2010- Spain coach opens World Cup door for Guti

15.01.2010- Torres wants Liverpool owners to splash the cash

14.01.2010- Injury blows add to Benitez's Liverpool woes

14.01.2010- Liverpool striker Torres out for six weeks

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque is concerned by the injuries plaguing several key Spanish internationals like Liverpool striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup in South Africa.

"We are worried because it is something that he cannot control," he said in comments published on Wednesday in sports daily Marca.

Liverpool's new medical chief Peter Brukner said on Tuesday that Torres, who is recovering from a second operation in three months to repair damage to his right knee, may not be fit in time for Spain's opening World Cup clash with Switzerland on June 16.

Fellow current walking wounded include Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta and Brazil-born Villarreal holding midfielder Marcos Senna.

Del Bosque said "expectations were good" that the players would recover in time for the June 11-July 11 World Cup.

He also said he was confident that Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola would not put midfielder Xavi Hernandez, who has been playing with a tear in a leg muscle, "at risk".

Del Bosque is scheduled to announce his 23-man World Cup squad on May 20 before the group heads to Austria for a training camp ahead of the start of the tournament.

Spain, one of the favourites to take the trophy, face Chile and Honduras in addition to Switzerland in Group H of the opening round.

The Spanish national team holds the distinction of being the only side to ever be ranked number one in the FIFA standings without winning a World Cup. Their best placing remains fourth place in 1950.