Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Morientes akanga ari kushaya kushamisika paUEFA Euro 2000, asi akatamba pa
Euro 2004 muPortugal, kwaakarova chimwe chezvinangwa zviviri chete izvo divi raigona kubata, mune yakazotevera kubuda kweboka. Akatambawo nyika panguva ye2006 World Cup qualifiers; zvisinei, nekuda kwechimiro chake chisina kunaka chekirabhu yeLiverpool, haana kusarudzwa nemurairidzi wechikwata chenyika Luis Aragonés muchikwata chekupedzisira chemutambo, kunyangwe aive chikamu chechikwata chekutanga chevarume makumi matatu nevatatu.