Fernando Torres has told Marca that Spain have earned the right to be labelled favourites to lift the World Cup this summer.
The current world champions head to Brazil with huge expectations following their recent successes - and Torres, who won Euro 2012 and Confederation Cup 2013 Golden Shoe awards, believes Spain deserve to be the most-feared side at the tournament.
"We should be [favourites] by right and because we've won that right," the Chelsea striker said.
Speaking on the Potential move of fellow compatriot Diego Costa, Torres has claimed that he has "no plans" to leave the South West London club under the threat of added competition - as he feels the Atletico Madrid forward would be a "quality" addition for Jose Mourinho's side.
"It's the same every summer. No-one has ever given me anything on a plate," he continued. "They made me compete for my place the very moment I got into the first team; that's what they taught me and it'll be that way until I leave.
"The higher quality players that come - and Diego Costa is quality - the greater the competition will be and the better it'll be for the team".
Torres, 30, will be looking forward to competing for the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot award this term.