Under-strength Spain showcased their battling spirit when substitute Jesus Navas scored an added-time equaliser to rescue a 2-2 draw in a friendly against Chile in Geneva on Tuesday.
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Forward Eduardo Vargas sneaked behind Spain's defence to open the scoring in the fifth minute before Roberto Soldado headed a 38th-minute leveller from Pedro's excellent centre.
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Cesc Fabregas almost put the world and European champions ahead four minutes later when he bent a cross-shot against the bar but Vargas grabbed a second just before halftime when he left Raul Albiol trailing and fired past Victor Valdes.
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Spain pressed hard in the final stages and Navas poked the ball past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo after Pedro raced on to an Alvaro Negredo pass on the left in the 92nd before whipping over a low cross for his second assist of the night.
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The draw was hard on an impressive Chile side, who hassled and harried their illustrious opponents, but maintained Spain's record of never having lost to a South American team other than Brazil and Argentina.
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"There are times when you have to change the way you play and just roll up your sleeves and fight it out as we did on this occasion," Navas said on the national team's website (www.sefutbol.com).
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"We knew we were up against a physical team and the important thing is that we battled," added the Manchester City forward.
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Spain's 2-0 victory away to Finland on Friday had moved them to the brink of qualifying for next year's World Cup and Tuesday's friendly was a chance for coach Vicente del Bosque to experiment by giving a number of reserves a chance to impress.