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Spain kick off their title defence against the Netherlands in Group B action in Salvador - a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.
The Spanish are known to make slow starts at international tournaments, having lost their opening game to Switzerland (1-0) at the 2010 World Cup and drawn with Croatia (1-1) in game one at Euro 2012.
"In 2010 we showed that if you lose the first game it's not all over, but we want to get off to a winning start," said the Spain utility, who can play in midfield and defence.
"To win the tournament you have to win as many games as possible, but in the last World Cup we showed that even after losing the first game, we wanted to get to the final."
Martinez singled out Bayern Munich team-mate Robben: "The greatest danger from them are their three top players, Sneijder, Robben and van Persie.
"Robben is strong on the counter-attack and uses space very well."
