Barcelona midfield ace Xavi is keen for Spain to play entertaining football at the World Cup.

Xavi insists the game should be played "the right way" in South Africa.

"I'm a footballing romantic just like Cruyff. We like football that is attractive, attacking and easy on the eye. When you win playing like this it's twice as satisfying," Xavi told the FIFA website.

"Switzerland's tactics won them the game; they were trying to find a way to nullify us. They set out to play for a draw but ended up winning the match. I don't know how it feels to win by playing that way because it's not something I've experienced.

"I've always played attacking football: my footballing ideals are very clear and well-defined. I've grown up at Barcelona with that style and that's the one I like. I think it's good to win like that, by taking the initiative right from the off.

"We've still not seen too much nice football at this World Cup. That said, Argentina and Germany, for example, play really well and are two teams which go out to win their games. The African teams have really gone for it too, but they've not had much luck. It's a real shame that not every team plays attacking football."