When Portugal were forced into penalties against Senegal, the onerous responsibility of the first spot-kick did not fall on superstars Madjer or Belchior, but to the limelight-shy Torres.
After watching his side slump to an 11-2 opening-day defeat by Portugal, El Salvador coach Rudis Gonzalez gave his players a dressing-down that has worked beyond all expectations.
No FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup would be complete without Portugal and Brazil meeting in a knockout tie. The sides face off on Saturday for the sixth world finals running.
With little over six weeks to go until the big kick off of Euro 2012, France, Poland, Holland, Portugal and Croatia have paraded their star men in their respective new strips.