MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Jesus Navas scored a stunning late goal to secure a 1-0 World Cup warm-up win over South Korea in Innsbruck, Austria on Thursday, when Cesc Fabregas returned to action after two months out injured. The European champions fielded mainly second-choice players and were restricted to few sights of goal until the closing stages when the substitutes made their presence felt. Arsenal midfielder Fabregas, linked with a move to Barcelona this week, played for an hour without any problems. Striker Fernando Torres remains the only leading Spanish player not to have featured in the warm-up matches as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. South Korea produced a well-organised display in their last warm-up game before travelling to South Africa, where they begin their Group B campaign against Greece on June 12. Spain have one more friendly against Poland next Tuesday before starting out in Group H against Switzerland on June 16. (Writing by Mark Elkington in Madrid, editing by Ed Osmond. To query or comment on this story email [email protected])
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