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Spain

Nickname(s)	La Roja ("The Red One") La Furia Roja ("The Red Fury")[1]
Association	Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Luis Enrique
Captain	Sergio Busquets
Most caps	Sergio Ramos (180)[2]
Top scorer	David Villa (59)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	ESP
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	6 (25 August 2022)[3]
Highest	1 (July 2008 – June 2009, October 2009 – March 2010, July 2010 – July 2011, October 2011 – July 2014)
Lowest	25 (March 1998)
First international
Unofficial  Spain 1–1 France  (Hondarribia, Spain; 25 May 1913) Official  Spain 1–0 Denmark  (Brussels, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
Spain 13–0 Bulgaria  (Madrid, Spain; 22 August 1933)
Biggest defeat
Italy 7–1 Spain  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)  England 7–1 Spain  (Cologne, Germany; 9 December 1931)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1934)
Best result	Champions (2010)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1964)
Best result	Champions (1964, 2008, 2012)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	2 (first in 2021)
Best result	Runners-up (2021)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Runners-up (2013)
Medal record Men's football FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Team UEFA European Championship 1964 Spain Team 1984 France Team 2008 Austria–Switzerland Team 2012 Poland–Ukraine Team 2020 Europe Team UEFA Nations League 2021 Italy Team FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 South Africa Team 2013 Brazil Team Men's Olympic 1920 Antwerp Team
Website	rfef.es

The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of the eight national teams to have been crowned world champions, having participated in a total of 16 of 22 FIFA World Cup and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain also won three continental title, having appeared at 11 of 16 UEFA European Championship. Spain currently competes in League A of the UEFA Nations League alongside the other top team of Europe. Their best result was in the 2020–21 season where they reached the final, losing to France.

Spain is the only national team to win three consecutive major titles, including two back-to-back European Championships in 2008 and 2012, becoming the first European team to win a FIFA World Cup outside of Europe in 2010.[4] From 2008 to 2013, Spain won the FIFA Team of the Year, the second-most of any nation, behind only Brazil.[5] From the start of 2007 to the end of 2009 Spain achieved 35 consecutive undefeated matches, a feat which they shared with Brazil, and what was a sport record at the time. Their achievements have led many experts and commentators to consider the 2008–2012 Spain squad one of the best ever sides in the history of world football.[6][7][8][9][10]

History

Spain has been a member of FIFA since FIFA's founding in 1904, even though the Spanish Football Federation was first established in 1909. The first Spain national football team was constituted in 1920, with the main objective of finding a team that would represent Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Belgium in that same year. Spain made their debut at the tournament on 28 August 1920 against Denmark, silver medalists at the last two Olympic tournaments. Spain managed to win that match by a scoreline of 1–0, eventually finishing with the silver medal.[11] Spain qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1934, defeating Brazil in their first game and losing in a replay to the hosts and eventual champions Italy in the quarter-finals.[12] The Spanish Civil War and World War II prevented Spain from playing any competitive matches between the 1934 World Cup and the 1950 edition's qualifiers. At the 1950 finals in Brazil, they topped their group to progress to the finals round, then finished in fourth place.[13] Until 2010, this had been Spain's highest finish in a FIFA World Cup finals, which had given them the name of the "underachievers".[14]

Spain won its first major international title when hosting the 1964 European Nations' Cup held in Spain, defeating the Soviet Union 2–1 in the finals at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[15] The victory would stand as Spain's lone major title for 44 years. Spain was selected as host of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, reaching the second round and four years later they reached the quarter-finals before a penalty shootout defeat to Belgium.[16] Also at UEFA Euro 1984 they lost the final against France.[17] Spain reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup. The match became controversial when Italian defender Mauro Tassotti struck Luis Enrique with his elbow inside Spain's penalty area, causing Luis Enrique to bleed profusely from his nose and mouth, but the foul was not noticed nor sanctioned by referee Sándor Puhl. Had the official acknowledged the foul, Spain would have merited a penalty kick.[18] In the 2002 World Cup, Spain won its three group play matches, then defeated the Republic of Ireland on penalties in the second round. They faced co-hosts South Korea in the quarter-finals, losing in a shootout after having two goals controversially called back for alleged infractions during regular and extra time.[19]

At UEFA Euro 2008, Spain won all their games in Group D. Italy were the opponents in the quarter-finals match, which Spain won 4–2 on penalties. They then met Russia again in the semi-finals, beating them 3–0.[20] In the final, Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with Fernando Torres scoring the only goal of the game.[21] This was Spain's first major title since the 1964 European Championship. Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament.[22] The following year the side finished third at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup breaking their 35-match unbeaten streak that began in November 2006.[23] In the 2010 World Cup, Spain advanced to the final for the first time ever by defeating Germany 1–0. In the decisive match against the Netherlands, Andrés Iniesta scored the match's only goal, coming in extra time. Spain became the third team to win a World Cup outside their own continent, and the first European team to do so. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas won the golden glove for only conceding two goals during the tournament, while David Villa won the bronze ball and silver boot, tied for top scorer of the tournament. Spain qualified top of Group I in qualification for UEFA Euro 2012 with a perfect 100% record.[6] They became the first team to retain the European Championship, winning the final 4–0 against Italy, while Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot for top scorer of the tournament.[24]

They advanced to the final of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup but, however, fell to Brazil[25] and the following year they were eliminated from the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.[26] At Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, the side reached the last 16.[27][28] In the UEFA Euro 2020 held in 2021, Spain made a breakthrough, reaching the last four of a major tournament for the first time since 2012, before losing to eventual champions Italy on penalties. The team finished the tournament with two wins and four draws (including two penalty shootouts).[29] The same year they managed to reach the 2021 UEFA Nations League Final losing against France.[30]

Team image

Nicknames

Spain's team is commonly known by fans as "La Furia Roja", meaning the Red Fury in Spanish.[1] recalling the "Sack of Antwerp" - an episode in the military history of Spain-.[31] However, there are another unofficial nicknames to refer to the national team of Spain.

The other most common nickname, known by fans, is "Los Toros" (Fighting Bulls), since Spanish Fighting Bull is one of Spain's famous national treasures and often used to define Spanish culture, and also often depicted by Spanish supporters alike.[32] The Spain football team is sometimes referred as the Bulls due to this cultural heritage.[33]

Spanish team also received other nicknames, mostly "Toreros" or "Matador", both meanings are Bullfighters in Spanish, to describe its passionate and romantic style of football playing.[34]

Style of play

During Spain's most successful period between 2008 and 2012, the team played a style of football dubbed 'tiki-taka', a systems approach to football founded upon the ideal of team unity and a comprehensive understanding in the geometry of space on a football field.[35]

Tiki-taka has been variously described as "a style of play based on making your way to the back of the net through short passing and movement",[36] a "short passing style in which the ball is worked carefully through various channels",[37] and a "nonsensical phrase that has come to mean short passing, patience and possession above all else".[38] The style involves roaming movement and positional interchange amongst midfielders, moving the ball in intricate patterns,[39] and sharp, one or two-touch passing.[40] Tiki-taka is "both defensive and offensive in equal measure" – the team is always in possession, so doesn't need to switch between defending and attacking.[41] Commentators have contrasted tiki-taka with "Route One physicality"[36] and with the higher-tempo passing of Barcelona and Arsène Wenger's 2007–08 Arsenal side, which employed Cesc Fàbregas as the only channel between defence and attack.[37] Tiki-taka is associated with flair, creativity, and touch,[42] but can also be taken to a "slow, directionless extreme" that sacrifices effectiveness for aesthetics.[38]

Tiki-taka was successfully employed by Spain to win UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. The team of this era is regarded as being among the greatest of international teams in the sport history.[8][6][7]

They have the Barcelona "carousel" of Xavi and Andrés Iniesta augmented by Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso in midfield.

— Phil McNulty of the BBC on the midfield players at the heart of Spain's tiki-taka passing style of play.[6]

Sid Lowe identifies Luis Aragonés' tempering of tiki-taka with pragmatism as a key factor in Spain's success in Euro 2008. Aragonés used tiki-taka to "protect a defense that appeared suspect [...], maintain possession and dominate games" without taking the style to "evangelical extremes". None of Spain's first six goals in the tournament came from tiki-taka: five came from direct breaks and one from a set play.[38] For Lowe, Spain's success in the 2010 World Cup was evidence of the meeting of two traditions in Spanish football: the "powerful, aggressive, direct" style that earned the silver medal-winning 1920 Antwerp Olympic team the nickname La Furia Roja ("The Red Fury") and the tiki-taka style of the contemporary Spain's team, which focused on a collective, short-passing, technical and possession-based game.[43]

Analyzing Spain's semi-final victory over Germany at the 2010 World Cup, Honigstein described Spain's tiki-taka style as "the most difficult version of football possible: an uncompromising passing game, coupled with intense, high pressing". For Honigstein, tiki-taka is "a significant upgrade" of Total Football because it relies on ball movement rather than players switching position. Tiki-taka allowed Spain to "control both the ball and the opponent".[41]

We have the same idea as each other. Keep the ball, create movement around and off the ball, get in the spaces to cause danger.

— Xabi Alonso (Spanish midfielder).[40]

Kits and crest

Spain's kit is traditionally a red jersey with yellow trim, dark blue shorts and black socks, whilst their current away kit is all predominantly white. The colour of the socks altered throughout the 1990s from black to the same blue colour as the shorts, matching either the blue of the shorts or the red of the shirt until the mid-2010s when they returned to their traditional black. Spain's kits have been produced by manufacturers including Adidas (from 1981 until 1983), Le Coq Sportif (from 1983 until 1991) and Adidas once again (since 1991). Rather than displaying the logo of the Spanish football federation, Spain's jersey traditionally features the coat of arms of Spain over the left breast. After winning the 2010 World Cup, the World Cup winners badge was added to the right breast of the jersey and a golden star at the top of Spain's coat of arms.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
None	1920–1935
Deportes Cóndor	1935–1966
Umbro	1966
Deportes Cóndor	1967–1981
Adidas	1981–1983
Le Coq Sportif	1984–1990
Adidas	1991–present	Current until 2030[44][45]

Home stadium

Spain does not have a designated national stadium. The capital city Madrid (Bernabéu and Metropolitano), Seville (Pizjuán, La Cartuja and Villamarín), Valencia (Mestalla and Orriols) and Barcelona (Camp Nou and Montjuïc), are the four Spanish cities that have hosted more than 15 national team matches, while also being home to the largest stadiums in the country.[46]

Other friendly matches, as well as qualifying fixtures against smaller opponents, are played in provincial stadia. The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign included matches at the Reino de León in León,[47] Los Cármenes in Granada,[48] El Molinón in Gijón,[49] and the Rico Pérez in Alicante.[50]

Media coverage

Spain's UEFA European Qualifiers and UEFA Nations League matches, and all friendly games from 2018 until 2022, will be televised nationwide by La 1, flagship television channel of the public broadcaster TVE.[51]

Rivalries

Spain has three main rivalries with other top footballing nations.

• Their rivalry with Italy, sometimes referred to as the Mediterranean Derby,[52] has been contested since 1920, and, although the two nations are not immediate geographical neighbours, their rivalry at international level is enhanced by the strong performances of the representative clubs in UEFA competitions, in which they are among the leading associations and have each enjoyed spells of dominance.[53][54] Since the quarter-finals match between the two countries at Euro 2008, the rivalry has renewed, with its most notable match between the two sides being in the UEFA Euro 2012 Final, which Spain won 4–0.[55][56]
• Their rivalry with Portugal, also known as the Iberian Derby, is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 18 December 1921, when Portugal lost 3–1 to Spain at Madrid in their first ever international friendly game. Portugal lost their first matches, with their first draw (2–2) only coming in 1926. Portugal's first win came much later (4–1) in 1947. Both belong to the strongest football nations of the world, and have met a total of 39 times (of which 9 matches were competitive) which resulted in 16 victories for Spain, 17 draws and 6 victories for Portugal.
• Their rivalry with France, also another major football force, is also one of the oldest at a national level. Spain and France have met a total of 36 times, began with a 4–0 triumph for Spain in a friendly in Bordeaux on 30 April 1922, though their first competitive meeting came in the UEFA Euro 1984 Final, which France won to take over its first major international honours.[57][58] Spain has the advantage in head-to-head competition with 16 wins, 13 losses and 7 draws, though France has gotten more international glories than Spain.

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.[59]

2021

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Luis Enrique
Assistant coach	Jesús Casas
Goalkeeping coach	José Sambade
Fitness coach	Rafel Pol
Data analysts	Aitor Unzué Juanjo González
Psychologist	Joaquín Valdés
Video analyst	Pablo Peña
Doctor	Juan José García Cota
Physiotherapists	Lorenzo del Pozo Raúl Martínez Miguel Gutiérrez Juan Carlos Herranz Fernando Galán del Río
Kit men	Joaquín Retamosa José Damián García Antonio Guerra
Sporting director	José Francisco Molina
Team manager	Antonio Limones
Delegate	Pedro Cortés

Players

Current squad

The following 25 players were called up for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Switzerland and Portugal on 24 and 27 September 2022, respectively.[60]

Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022, after the match against Portugal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Robert Sánchez	(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
13	1GK	David Raya	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 27)	1	0	Brentford
23	1GK	Unai Simón	(1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 25)	27	0	Athletic Bilbao
4	2DF	Pau Torres	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 25)	21	1	Villarreal
12	2DF	Hugo Guillamón	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22)	3	1	Valencia
14	2DF	José Gayà	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 27)	18	3	Valencia
17	2DF	Diego Llorente	(1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 29)	10	0	Leeds United
18	2DF	Jordi Alba (vice-captain)	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 33)	86	9	Barcelona
20	2DF	Dani Carvajal	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 30)	30	0	Real Madrid
	2DF	César Azpilicueta	(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 33)	41	1	Chelsea
	2DF	Eric García	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 21)	18	0	Barcelona
5	3MF	Sergio Busquets (captain)	(1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 34)	139	2	Barcelona
6	3MF	Marcos Llorente	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 27)	17	0	Atlético Madrid
8	3MF	Koke (3rd captain)	(1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 30)	67	0	Atlético Madrid
9	3MF	Gavi	(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 18)	12	1	Barcelona
16	3MF	Rodri	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 26)	34	1	Manchester City
19	3MF	Carlos Soler	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 25)	11	3	Paris Saint-Germain
21	3MF	Pedri	(2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 19)	14	0	Barcelona
2	4FW	Nico Williams	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Athletic Bilbao
3	4FW	Borja Iglesias	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 29)	1	0	Real Betis
7	4FW	Álvaro Morata	(1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 29)	57	27	Atlético Madrid
10	4FW	Marco Asensio	(1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 26)	29	1	Real Madrid
11	4FW	Ferran Torres	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 22)	30	13	Barcelona
15	4FW	Yeremy Pino	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 19)	6	1	Villarreal
22	4FW	Pablo Sarabia	(1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 30)	24	9	Paris Saint-Germain

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Arnau Tenas	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Barcelona B	v.  Iceland, 29 March 2022
GK	David de Gea	(1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 31)	45	0	Manchester United	v.  Sweden, 14 November 2021
DF	Iñigo Martínez	(1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 31)	19	1	Athletic Bilbao	v.  Czech Republic, 12 June 2022
DF	Marcos Alonso	(1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 31)	9	0	Barcelona	v.  Czech Republic, 12 June 2022
DF	Aymeric Laporte	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 28)	15	1	Manchester City	v.  Portugal, 2 June 2022 INJ
MF	Dani Olmo	(1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 24)	24	4	RB Leipzig	v.  Czech Republic, 12 June 2022
MF	Thiago	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 31)	46	2	Liverpool	v.  Portugal, 2 June 2022 INJ
MF	Mikel Merino	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 26)	11	0	Real Sociedad	v.  Sweden, 14 November 2021
MF	Pablo Fornals	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 26)	6	1	West Ham	v.  Sweden, 14 November 2021
MF	Brais Méndez	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 25)	4	1	Real Sociedad	v.  Sweden, 14 November 2021
MF	Brahim Díaz	(1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 23)	1	1	Milan	v.  Sweden, 14 November 2021
FW	Ansu Fati	(2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 19)	4	1	Barcelona	v.  Czech Republic, 12 June 2022
FW	Raúl de Tomás	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 27)	4	0	Rayo Vallecano	v.  Czech Republic, 5 June 2022 INJ
FW	Rodrigo	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 31)	27	8	Leeds United	v.  Sweden, 14 November 2021
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Previous squads

World Cup

• 1934 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1950 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1962 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1966 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1978 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1982 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1986 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1990 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1994 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1998 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2002 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2006 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2010 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2014 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2018 FIFA World Cup squad
  

European Championship

• UEFA Euro 1964 squad
• UEFA Euro 1980 squad
• UEFA Euro 1984 squad
• UEFA Euro 1988 squad
• UEFA Euro 1996 squad
• UEFA Euro 2000 squad
• UEFA Euro 2004 squad
• UEFA Euro 2008 squad
• UEFA Euro 2012 squad
• UEFA Euro 2016 squad
• UEFA Euro 2020 squad
  

Olympic Games

• 1920 Olympic Games squad
• 1924 Olympic Games squad
• 1928 Olympic Games squad

Confederations Cup

• 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squad
• 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad

UEFA Nations League Finals

• 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squad

Individual records

Player records

Sergio Ramos holds the record for most appearances for the Spain's team with 180 since his debut in 2005. In second place is Iker Casillas with 167, followed by Sergio Busquets with 138.[61]^{[failed verification]}

David Villa holds the title of Spain's highest goalscorer, scoring 59 goals from 2005 to 2017, during which time he played for Spain on 98 occasions. Raúl González is the second highest goalscorer, scoring 44 goals in 102 appearances between 1996 and 2006.

Between November 2006 and June 2009, Spain went undefeated for a record-equaling 35 consecutive matches before their loss to the United States in the Confederations Cup, a record shared with Brazil and Italy, and included a record 15-game winning streak. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Spain became the inaugural European national team to lift the World Cup trophy outside Europe; along with Brazil, Germany and Argentina, Spain is one of the four national team to have won the FIFA World Cup outside its home continent.

Most capped players

Below is a list of the ten players with the most caps for Spain, as of 27 September 2022^[update].[2][62]

Players in bold are still active with Spain.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Sergio Ramos	180	23	2005–present
2	Iker Casillas	167	0	2000–2016
3	Sergio Busquets	139	2	2009–present
4	Xavi	133	13	2000–2014
5	Andrés Iniesta	131	13	2006–2018
6	Andoni Zubizarreta	126	0	1985–1998
7	David Silva	125	35	2006–2018
8	Xabi Alonso	114	16	2003–2014
9	Cesc Fàbregas	110	15	2006–2016
	Fernando Torres	110	38	2003–2014

Youngest capped player

• Gavi (17 years and 62 days) vs.  Italy, 6 October 2021[63]

Oldest capped player

• Luis Suárez (36 years and 346 days) vs.  Greece, 12 April 1972[64]

Top goalscorers

Below is a list of the top ten goalscorers for Spain, as of 27 September 2022^[update].[65][66]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Period
1	David Villa	59	98	0.6	2005–2017
2	Raúl	44	102	0.43	1996–2006
3	Fernando Torres	38	110	0.35	2003–2014
4	David Silva	35	125	0.28	2006–2018
5	Fernando Hierro	29	89	0.33	1989–2002
6	Fernando Morientes	27	47	0.57	1998–2007
	Álvaro Morata	27	57	0.47	2014–present
8	Emilio Butragueño	26	69	0.38	1984–1992
9	Alfredo Di Stéfano	23	31	0.74	1957–1961
	Sergio Ramos	23	180	0.13	2005–present

Youngest goalscorer

• Gavi (17 years and 304 days) vs.  Czech Republic, 5 June 2022[67]

Oldest goalscorer

• Aritz Aduriz (35 years and 274 days) vs.  Macedonia, 12 November 2016[68]

Most goals scored in a single match

• Chacho (6 goals) vs.  Bulgaria, 13 May 1933[69]

First goal scored

• Juan Arzuaga vs.  France, 25 May 1913[70] (unofficial game)
• Patricio Arabolaza vs.  Denmark, 28 August 1920[71] (official game)

Captains

List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.

• 1920–29 José María Belauste (Midfielder)[nb 1]
• 1930–39 Ricardo Zamora (Goalkeeper)[nb 2]
• 1949–50 Ignacio Eizaguirre (Goalkeeper)
• 1958 Marcelo Campanal (Defender)
• 1962 Joan Segarra (Defender)
• 1964–65 Ferran Olivella (Defender)
• 1966 Francisco Gento (Forward)
• 1978 Pirri (Midfielder)
• 1980 Juan Manuel Asensi (Midfielder)
• 1980–84 Luis Arconada (Goalkeeper)
• 1984–88 José Antonio Camacho (Defender)
• 1988–92 Emilio Butragueño (Forward)
• 1992–93 José Mari Bakero (Midfielder)
• 1993–98 Andoni Zubizarreta (Goalkeeper)
• 1998–2002 Fernando Hierro (Defender)
• 2002–06 Raúl González Blanco (Forward)
• 2006–16 Iker Casillas (Goalkeeper)
• 2016–21 Sergio Ramos (Defender)
• 2021–present Sergio Busquets (Midfielder)[nb 3]

Manager records

• Most manager appearances

Vicente del Bosque: 114

Team records

• Most consecutive wins (including friendlies): 15 (2008–2009)
• Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut: 13 – Vicente del Bosque
• Most penalty shoot-outs in one World Cup by one team: 2 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (shared with  Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup,  Netherlands and  Croatia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and  Russia and  Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup)
• Highest maximum number of points in World Cup qualification: 30 out of 30 (2010) (shared with  Germany for 2018)

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Did not enter
1934	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	4	3		2	2	0	0	11	1
1938	Did not enter									Did not enter
1950	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	12		2	1	1	0	7	3
1954	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	6	4
1958										4	2	1	1	12	8
1962	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	2	3		4	3	1	0	7	4
1966		10th	3	1	0	2	4	5		3	2	0	1	5	2
1970	Did not qualify									6	2	2	2	10	6
1974										5	2	2	1	8	6
1978	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2		4	3	0	1	4	1
1982	Second Group stage	12th	5	1	2	2	4	5		Qualified as host
1986	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	11	4		6	4	0	2	9	8
1990	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	6	4		8	6	1	1	20	3
1994	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2	1	10	6		12	8	3	1	27	4
1998	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	8	4		10	8	2	0	26	6
2002	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2	0	10	5		8	6	2	0	21	4
2006	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	9	4		12	6	6	0	25	5
2010	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	8	2		10	10	0	0	28	5
2014	Group stage	23rd	3	1	0	2	4	7		8	6	2	0	14	3
2018	Round of 16	10th	4	1	3	0	7	6		10	9	1	0	36	3
2022	Qualified									8	6	1	1	15	5
2026	To be determined									To be determined
2030
Total	1 Title	16/22	63	30	15	18	99	72		125	87	26	12	291	81

Spain's World Cup record
First match	Spain 3–1 Brazil  (27 May 1934; Genoa, Italy)
Biggest win	Spain 6–1 Bulgaria  (24 June 1998; Lens, France)
Biggest defeat	Brazil 6–1 Spain  (13 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Best result	Champions in 2010
Worst result	Group Stage in 1962, 1966, 1978, 1998, 2014

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify									2	2	0	0	7	2
1964	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	4	2		6	4	1	1	16	5
1968	Did not qualify									8	3	2	3	7	5
1972										6	3	2	1	14	3
1976										8	3	4	1	11	9
1980	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4		6	4	1	1	13	5
1984	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	4	5		8	6	1	1	24	8
1988	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5		6	5	0	1	14	6
1992	Did not qualify									7	3	0	4	17	12
1996	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	3	0	4	3		10	8	2	0	25	4
2000		5th	4	2	0	2	7	7		8	7	0	1	42	5
2004	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2		10	7	2	1	21	5
2008	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	12	3		12	9	1	2	23	8
2012	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	12	1		8	8	0	0	26	6
2016	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	5	4		10	9	0	1	23	3
2020	Semi-finals	3rd	6	2	4	0	13	6		10	8	2	0	31	5
2024	To be determined									To be determined
Total	3 Title	11/17	46	21	15	10	68	42	125	89	18	18	314	91

Spain's European Championship record
First match	Spain 2–1 Hungary  (Madrid, Spain; 17 June 1964)
Biggest win	Spain 5–0 Slovakia  (Seville, Spain; 23 June 2021)
Biggest defeat	France 2–0 Spain  (Paris, France; 27 June 1984)  West Germany 2–0 Spain  (Munich, West Germany; 17 June 1988)  Italy 2–0 Spain  (Saint-Denis, France; 27 June 2016)
Best result	Champions in 1964, 2008, 2012
Worst result	Group stage in 1980, 1988, 2004

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	GP	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2018–19	A	4	2nd	4	2	0	2	12	7		7th		2019	Did not qualify
2020–21	A	4	1st	6	3	2	1	13	3		2nd		2021	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	3	Squad
2022–23	A	2	1st	6	3	2	1	8	5		TBA		2023	Qualified
2024–25	A	To be determined											2025	To be determined
Total				16	8	4	4	33	15	2nd		Total		2	1	0	1	3	3	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Spain's Nations League record
First match	England 1–2 Spain  (London, England; 8 September 2018)
Biggest win	Spain 6–0 Croatia  (Elche, Spain; 11 September 2018)  Spain 6–0 Germany  (Seville, Spain; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat	Spain 2–3 England  (Seville, Spain; 15 October 2018)  Croatia 3–2 Spain  (Zagreb, Croatia; 15 November 2018)  Ukraine 1–0 Spain  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 2020)  Spain 1–2 Switzerland   (Zaragoza, Spain; 24 September 2022)
Best result	Runners-up in 2020–21
Worst result	7th place in 2018–19

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	UEFA did not participate
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	11	4
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	15	4
2017	Did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	2/10	10	7	1	2	26	8

Spain's Confederations Cup record
First match	Spain 5–0 New Zealand  (Rustenburg, South Africa; 14 June 2009)
Biggest win	Spain 10–0 Tahiti  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 20 June 2013)
Biggest defeat	Brazil 3–0 Spain  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 June 2013)
Best result	Runners-up in 2013
Worst result	Third place in 2009

Head-to-head record

All-time results

The following table shows Spain's all-time international record, correct as of 14 June 2021.

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	716	418	166	132	1434	643

FIFA Rankings

Last update was on 28 November 2019. Source:[72]

Spain's FIFA world rankings
	Rank	Year	Games Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Best		Worst
							Rank	Move	Rank	Move
	8	2019	10	8	0	2	6	2	9	1
	9	2018	14	7	2	5	6	3	10	2
	6	2017	10	8	0	2	6	3	11	1
	10	2016	15	9	2	4	3	1	11	3
	3	2015	9	8	0	1	3	5	12	2
	9	2014	12	7	0	5	1	1	10	7
	1	2013	16	12	2	2	1	0	1	0
	1	2012	16	13	3	0	1	0	1	0
	1	2011	12	9	1	2	1	1	2	1
	1	2010	17	13	1	3	1	1	2	1
	1	2009	16	15	0	1	1	1	2	1
	1	2008	16	15	1	0	1	3	4	0
	4	2007	12	10	2	0	4	2	12	2
	12	2006	14	8	2	4	5	1	12	3
	5	2005	12	8	4	0	5	2	9	2
	5	2004	13	7	5	1	3	0	5	1
	3	2003	11	18	2	1	2	1	3	1
	3	2002	13	7	5	1	3	4	8	1
	7	2001	9	7	1	1	6	2	8	2
	7	2000	14	7	3	4	4	1	7	0
	4	1999	10	8	1	1	4	6	9	2
	15	1998	10	5	2	3	9	16	25	12
	11	1997	6	4	2	0	2	4	11	8
	8	1996	11	6	5	0	4	2	10	3
	4	1995	9	5	4	0	2	4	6	3
	2	1994	15	9	4	2	2	4	9	2
	5	1993	9	7	1	1	5	7	14	1
Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover

Honours

Title

• FIFA World Cup
  • Champions: 2010
  • Fourth place: 1950

• UEFA European Championship
  • Champions: 1964, 2008, 2012
  • Runners-up: 1984
  • Third place: 2020

• UEFA Nations League
  • Runners-up: 2021

• Olympic Games
  • Silver Medal: 1920

• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Runners-up: 2013
  • Third place: 2009

Awards

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy
  • Winners: 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018

• FIFA Team of the Year
  • Winners: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

• Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
  • Winners: 2010

Laureus World Team of the Year

• • Winners: 2011

Overview
Event	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place
FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
UEFA European Championship	3	1	1	0
UEFA Nations League	0	1	0	0
Olympic Games	0	1	0	0
FIFA Confederations Cup	0	1	1	0
Total	4	4	2	1

See also

• Spain national under-23 football team (Spain Olympic football team)
• Spain national under-21 football team
• Spain national under-20 football team
• Spain national under-19 football team
• Spain national under-18 football team
• Spain national under-17 football team
• Spain national under-16 football team
• Spain national under-15 football team
• Spain women's national football team
• Spain women's national under-23 football team
• Spain women's national under-20 football team
• Spain women's national under-19 football team
• Spain women's national under-17 football team
• La Liga
• Football in Spain
• Sport in Spain

Notes

References

External links

• Official website by RFEF
• Spain at FIFA
• Spain at UEFA

На других языках

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[ru] Сборная Испании по футболу

Сбо́рная Испа́нии по футбо́лу (исп. Selección de fútbol de España) — команда, представляющая Испанию на международных соревнованиях по футболу. Управляющая организация — Королевская испанская футбольная федерация. Федерация является членом ФИФА с 1913 года, членом УЕФА с 1954 года. Сборная считается одной из ведущих команд Европы и мира: в активе сборной Испании — три титула чемпионов Европы 1964, 2008 и 2012 годов (Испания стала первой командой Европы, защитившей титул) и титул чемпионов мира 2010 года (11 июля 2010 года сборная победила в финале команду Нидерландов со счетом 1:0). Испания — пятая европейская сборная (после Италии, Германии, Англии и Франции), становившаяся чемпионом мира, и четвёртая европейская сборная (после Италии, Германии и Франции), которая выигрывала чемпионат мира и чемпионат Европы.

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