Sergio Ramos has backed Spain to recover following their 5-1 hammering by the Netherlands at the World Cup.

The defending champions were dismantled by the Dutch on Friday night in one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far.

Despite the heavy defeat, Ramos is confident that he and his Spanish teammates will be able to bounce back when they return to action next week.

"This team has experience and has been through some bad times," he told FIFA's official website. "It's been able to come back from setbacks like this and that's what makes it great.

"We can't sit around feeling sorry for ourselves. We need to start thinking right now about beating Chile."

Spain continue their World Cup campaign on Wednesday when they meet Chile in Rio de Janeiro.

Written by
Jack Prescott