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FORTALEZA, Brazil -- World Cup winners Spain defeated Nigeria 3-0 with two goals from Jordi Alba and another from Fernando Torres on Sunday to set up a semifinal showdown with Italy in the Confederations Cup. Although the final score was emphatic, it could have been much closer if Nigeria had accepted some of their many clear chances in the first half. At times Spain looked vulnerable to the African champions fast breaks. Thursdays rematch in Fortaleza will be a chance for Italy to get even for a humiliating 4-0 loss to Spain in last years European championship final. "For us, Italy is a challenge in front of us as we try to get to the final," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said. "I imagine for Italy its very important because the loss is fresh in their minds from the European final, and I am sure they are thinking of revenge." Alba, a left-sided defender, scored in the third minute to set the wide-open tone for the match. The goal capped off a series of one-touch passes with Pedro backheeling a clever ball to Andres Iniesta, who found Alba. His low shot beat keeper Vincent Enyeama. Torres scored with a header in the 62nd minute, and Alba picked up his second in the 88th as Nigeria sought to score. Alba was named man of the match. He said it was a first for him. "This is new for me," he said. "This kind of award usually goes to the types who regularly score goals." With this win, Spain extended its unbeaten string to 25 matches. But it was on the defensive more than usual against the young Nigerian side -- particularly in the first half. Nigeria played fast-flowing football in the first half creating about as much possession, just as many chances and regularly beat the World Cup winners to loose balls. "Nigeria was tough for us," Alba said. "Not just the first half, but the whole game. I have to praise them for playing like that against a team like we have." Spain had played Nigeria only once before, losing 3-2 in the 1998 World Cup. Only poor finishing let Nigeria down, with Joseph Akpala and Sunday Mba squandering chances before the break. Spains striker Roberto Soldado could also have had two but for sprawling saves by Nigerian keeper Vincent Enyeama. Cesc Fabregas also hit the post. Nigerias Gambo Muhammad missed an open goal in the second half with Spanish keeper Victor Valdes out of position, a prime example of the teams poor finishing. "I think we have so much anxiety in front of the goal line," Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said. "The good thing is we are creating chances, but were not finishing. And thats something we need to work on. Hopefully it is going to come quickly." The match settled down in the second half with Spain keeping more possession. Nigeria also settled into a less physical game, perhaps tiring from the heat and high humidity in the tropical northeast of Brazil. Torres goal settled matters. Three minutes after coming on, he scored with a diving header from a cross from Pedro. Four minutes later the Chelsea striker was in alone again, but lofted a close-up shot high over the crossbar. Alba got his second in the 88th, dribbling around keeper Enyeama and scoring into an empty net. Nigeria heads home with mixed results. It arrived late from Africa for the first match after a threatened strike over disputed bonus payments. The African champions won only one match in the Confederations Cup, beating tiny Tahiti 6-1 and losing 2-1 to Uruguay. Spain will be hoping for better fortune in this semifinal. Four years ago it reached the semifinals but was beaten by the United States. 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Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51.Nico Rosberg eased to victory at the Russian GP to extend his championship lead to 43 points over Lewis Hamilton.The German was in supreme form in Sochi on Sunday and led from start to finish as he maintained his 100 per cent victory record in 2016.Defending world champion Hamilton recovered from 10th on the grid following more unreliability problems in qualifying to take second place and limit the damage to his title chances. The Briton also had further reliability issues during the race and was instructed his car had a water pressure problem with less than 20 laps to go after he had cut Rosbergs lead down to seven seconds.There wasnt a doubt in my mind that I couldnt win it. I had the pace, but then I had the problem with the engine again so I had to back off, said Hamilton. I wasnt at full throttle down the straights.However, one driver who now appears to be out of championship contention is Ferraris Sebastian Vettel, who was hit twice in two corners by Red Bulls Daniil Kvyat.The Russian carried too much speed into Turn Two on the opening lap and hammered into the back of the Ferrari, before hitting Vettel again at Turn Three and firing him into the barriers. After Red Bulls Daniil Kvyat crashes into Sebastian Vettel, the German is absolutely seething about his premature exit The German launched a foul-mouthed tirade over the radio before exiting his car and then went to visit Red Bull boss Christian Horner on the pit wall when he returned to the pits.All I could do was apologise, because this week it was a mistake by Daniil Kvyat, Horner told Sky Sports F1 of his brief exchange with his former driver.Daniil just misjudged his braking spot. Emotions run high - in his home race, I think he has just gone for too much too soon at the start.Updated Drivers and Constructors Championships standingsKvyat was handed a 10-second stop/go penalty for causing the collision and after the highs of China, he will now find his future under further scrutiny with Red Bulls Helmut Marko thought to be keen on promoting Max Verstappen to the senior team.The top three was completed by Kimi Raikkonen, the 700th time in F1 history a Ferrari driver has finished on the podium. Martin Brundle is on the Russian GP podium interviewing the top three drivers - Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen After showing impressive pace early in the race, Williams dropped away in the second half with Valtteri Bottas only able to finish fourth despite his front-row start, just ahead of team-mate Felipe Massa.ddddddddddddFernando Alonso was a remarkable sixth for McLaren as he picked up his first points of the season on a track where the team was expected to struggle. Jenson Button made it a double points finish for the Woking squad for the first time since Hungary 2015 with 10th.We are relieved and happy for the guys back at the factory. Everyone is working so hard, said racing director Eric Boullier. This track did not suit us with the famous fuel saving, so hopefully on another track, we can get more power out of the car.Renault also picked up their first points since their return to F1 with a seventh-place finish for Kevin Magnussen who had started down in 17th.Haas Romain Grosjean was another to make progress through the field, coming from 15th on the grid to take eighth after a fine defensive effort in the closing laps to hold off Sergio Perez. Ted Kravitz brings you all the latest news following the Russian GP. Russian GP result1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 53 laps2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, +25.0223. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, +31.9984. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, +50.2175. Felipe Massa, Williams, +1:14.4276. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, +1 lap7. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, +1 lap8. Romain Grosjean, Haas, +1 lap9. Sergio Perez, Force India, +1 lap10. Jenson Button, McLaren, +1 lap11. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, +1 lap12. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, +1 lap13. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, +1 lap14. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, +1 lap15. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, +1 lap16. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, +1 lap17. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, +1 lap18. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, +1 lapMax Verstappen, Toro Rosso, Not classifiedSebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Not classifiedNico Hulkenberg, Force India, Not classifiedRio Haryanto, Manor, Not classifiedDont miss the F1 Report for all the analysis of the Russian GP at 8:30pm on Wednesday on Sky Sports F1. Natalie Pinkham is joined in the studio by Sky Sports F1s David Croft and Marc Priestley. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here.Also See:Every race live in 2016Video: Vettel rages at Kvyat ' ' '