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Revision as of 22:48, 25 March 2019

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Spain women's national football team.

Spain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)[1]
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLuis Enrique
CaptainSergio Ramos
Most capsIker Casillas (167)[2]
Top scorerDavid Villa (59)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 8 Steady (20 June 2024)[3]
Highest1 (July 2008 – June 2009, October 2009 – March 2010, July 2010 – July 2011, October 2011 – July 2014)
Lowest25 (March 1998)
First international
 Spain 1–0 Denmark 
(Brussels, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
 Spain 13–0 Bulgaria 
(Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 1–7 Italy 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)
 England 7–1 Spain 
(London, England; 9 December 1931)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1934)
Best resultChampions (2010)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1964)
Best resultChampions (1964, 2008, 2012)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up, 2013
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona [4]
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team[4]

The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol)[a] represents Spain in international men's association football since 1920, and is controlled 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 worldwide champions, having participated in a total of 15 of 21 FIFA World Cups and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain also has won three continental titles, having appeared at 10 of 15 UEFA European Championships.

Spain became the first European team to win a FIFA World Cup outside Europe, having won the 2010 tournament in South Africa, as well as having won back-to-back European titles in Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, defeating Germany and Italy in the respective finals, making them the only national team with three major titles in a row. According to this, from 2008 to 2013, the national team won the FIFA Team of the Year, the second-most of any nation, behind only Brazil.[6] Also between November 2006 and June 2009, Spain went undefeated for a record-equalling 35 consecutive matches, a record shared with Brazil.[7] Their achievements have led many experts and commentators to consider the 2008-2012 Spanish squads, among the best ever international sides in world football.[8][9][10][11][12]

History

Main article: History of the Spain national football team

Spain has been a member of FIFA since its foundation 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 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. The Spanish managed to win that match by a scoreline of 1–0, eventually finishing with the silver medal.[13] 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.[14] 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 final round, then finished in fourth place.[15] Until 2010, this had been Spain's highest finish in a FIFA World Cup finals, which had given them the name of the "underachievers".[16][17]

Spain won its first major international title when hosting the 1964 European Championship held in Spain, defeating the Soviet Union 2–1 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[18] 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.[19]

Javier Clemente was appointed as Spain's coach in 1992, leading them to 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.[20] 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.[21]

World Cup champions parade, celebrate as they pass in front of the Air Force Headquarters in Madrid.

At UEFA Euro 2008, Spain won all their games in Group D. Italy were the opponents in the quarter-final match, which Spain won 4–2 on penalties. They then met Russia again in the semi-final, beating them 3–0.[22] In the final, Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with Fernando Torres scoring the only goal of the game.[23] This was Spain's first major title since the 1964 European Championship. Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament.[24] 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. 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.[8]

Two years later, however, they were eliminated from the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.[25] At Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, the side reached the last 16.

Team image

Style of play

Main article: Tiki-taka
Spain, UEFA Euro 2008 winners
Spanish players celebrate winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Spain, UEFA Euro 2012 winners

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.[26]

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",[27] a "short passing style in which the ball is worked carefully through various channels",[28] and a "nonsensical phrase that has come to mean short passing, patience and possession above all else".[29] The style involves roaming movement and positional interchange amongst midfielders, moving the ball in intricate patterns,[30] and sharp, one or two-touch passing.[31] 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.[32] Commentators have contrasted tiki-taka with "Route One physicality"[27] 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.[28] Tiki-taka is associated with flair, creativity, and touch,[33] but can also be taken to a "slow, directionless extreme" that sacrifices effectiveness for aesthetics.[29]

Tiki-taka was successfully employed by the Spanish national team 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 international teams in history.[10][8][9]

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.[8]

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.[29] 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 Olympics team the nickname La Furia Roja ("The Red Fury") and the tiki-taka style of the contemporary Spanish team, which focused on a collective, short-passing, technical and possession-based game.[34]

Analyzing Spain's semi-final victory over Germany at the 2010 World Cup, Honigstein described the Spanish team'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".[32]

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).[31]

Kits and crest

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Spain's traditional kit is 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 the Spanish coat of arms.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Period Notes
None 1920–1935
Spain Deportes Cóndor 1935–1966
England Umbro 1966
Spain Deportes Cóndor 1967–1981
Germany Adidas 1981–1983
France Le Coq Sportif 1983–1991
Germany Adidas 1991–present

Kit deals

Kit supplier Period Contract
announcement 		Contract
duration 		Value Notes
Germany Adidas 1991–present
2015-09-08
2019–2026 (8 years) Undisclosed[35] The previous Adidas Spain deal was due at the end of 2018 and worth a reported €24m a year.
It's expected that the new Spain kit deal will be worth more than that.

Home stadium

Spain does not have a designated national stadium, and as such, major qualifying matches are usually played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. The capital city Madrid (Bernabéu and Metropolitano), Seville (Pizjuán and Villamarín), Valencia (Mestalla) 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.[36]

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,[37] Los Cármenes in Granada,[38] El Molinón in Gijón,[39] and the Rico Pérez in Alicante.[40]

Media coverage

Spain's UEFA Nations League 2019, UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, and all friendly games from 2018 until 2022, will be televised nationwide by La 1, flagship television channel of the public broadcaster TVE.[41]

Coaching staff

See also: List of Spain national football team managers
Position Name
Head coach Spain Luis Enrique
Assistant coach Spain Roberto Moreno
Assistant coach Spain Jesús Casas
Goalkeeping coach Spain José Manuel Ochotorena
Fitness coach Spain Rafael Pol

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the Spain squad for the fixtures against Norway and Malta on 23 and 26 March 2019 respectively.[42][43]
Caps and goals correct as of: 20 March 2019, after the match against Norway.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK David de Gea (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 33) 39 0 England Manchester United
13 1GK Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29) 3 0 England Chelsea
23 1GK Pau López (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Spain Betis
2 2DF Sergi Gómez (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Spain Sevilla
3 2DF José Luis Gayà (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Spain Valencia
4 2DF Iñigo Martínez (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33) 9 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
12 2DF Mario Hermoso (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Spain Espanyol
14 2DF Juan Bernat (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) 7 1 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 2DF Sergio Ramos (Captain) (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 (age 38) 162 18 Spain Real Madrid
18 2DF Jordi Alba (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35) 68 8 Spain Barcelona
22 2DF Jesús Navas (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38) 36 3 Spain Sevilla
5 3MF Sergio Busquets (1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 35) 112 2 Spain Barcelona
6 3MF Saúl Ñíguez (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 29) 15 2 Spain Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Dani Ceballos (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27) 6 1 Spain Real Madrid
11 3MF Sergio Canales (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Spain Betis
16 3MF Rodri (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27) 5 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
20 3MF Sergi Roberto (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 32) 5 1 Spain Barcelona
21 3MF Dani Parejo (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35) 2 0 Spain Valencia
7 4FW Álvaro Morata (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31) 28 13 Spain Atlético Madrid
9 4FW Rodrigo (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) 16 5 Spain Valencia
10 4FW Marco Asensio (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28) 21 1 Spain Real Madrid
17 4FW Jaime Mata (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 35) 1 0 Spain Getafe
19 4FW Iker Muniain (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31) 31 August 1982 (age 41) 36 0 Italy Milan 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF César Azpilicueta (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 34) 25 0 England Chelsea v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
DF Jonny (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 3 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
DF Diego Llorente (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
DF Raúl Albiol (1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 38) 52 0 Italy Napoli v.  England, 15 October 2018
DF Nacho (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34) 22 1 Spain Real Madrid v.  England, 15 October 2018
DF Marc Bartra (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) 14 1 Spain Betis v.  England, 15 October 2018
DF Marcos Alonso (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) 3 0 England Chelsea v.  England, 15 October 2018
DF Dani Carvajal (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) 20 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Croatia, 11 September 2018
DF Gerard Piqué RET (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37) 102 5 Spain Barcelona 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Nacho Monreal (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 38) 22 1 England Arsenal 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Álvaro Odriozola (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28) 4 1 Spain Real Madrid 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Unai Núñez (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Jesús Vallejo (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Spain Real Madrid 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Yeray Álvarez (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Fabián Ruiz (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Italy Napoli v.  Norway, 24 March 2019 INJ
MF Isco (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 32) 36 12 Spain Real Madrid v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
MF Suso (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30) 4 0 Italy Milan v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
MF Pablo Fornals (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Spain Villarreal v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
MF Brais Méndez (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) 1 1 Spain Celta v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
MF Koke (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32) 44 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  England, 15 October 2018
MF Thiago (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33) 34 2 Germany Bayern Munich v.  England, 15 October 2018
MF Andrés Iniesta RET (1984-05-11) 11 May 1984 (age 40) 131 13 Japan Vissel Kobe 2018 FIFA World Cup
MF David Silva RET (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38) 125 35 England Manchester City 2018 FIFA World Cup
MF Mikel Oyarzabal (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Carlos Soler (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Spain Valencia 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW Iago Aspas (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 36) 17 6 Spain Celta v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2018
FW Paco Alcácer (1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 30) 15 9 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  England, 15 October 2018
FW Diego Costa (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35) 24 10 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  England, 8 September 2018 WD
FW Lucas Vázquez (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 32) 9 0 Spain Real Madrid 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Iñaki Williams (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player retired from the national team.
SUS Player is serving suspension.
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Previous squads

Records

Main article: Spain national football team records

Iker Casillas holds the record for most appearances for the Spanish team with 167 since 2000. He is one of thirteen Spanish players to have reached 100 caps. Sergio Ramos has played for Spain 162 times since his debut in 2005 and is the second most capped player. Xavi is third, having played 133 times between 2000 and 2014.[44]

David Villa holds the title of Spain's highest goalscorer, scoring 59 goals since 2005, 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. Fernando Torres is the third highest goalscorer with 38 goals in 110 appearances since 2003.

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 included a record 15-game winning streak. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Spain became the first European national team to lift the World Cup trophy outside Europe; along with Brazil, Germany and Argentina, Spain is one of the four national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup outside its home continent.

Most capped players

Iker Casillas is the most capped player in the history of Spain with 167 caps

Below is a list of the ten players with the most caps for Spain, as of 23 March 2018.[2][45] Players in bold are still active at international level for the national team.

# Player Period Caps Goals
1 Iker Casillas 2000– 167 0
2 Sergio Ramos 2005– 162 18
3 Xavi 2000–2014 133 13
4 Andrés Iniesta 2006–2018 131 13
5 Andoni Zubizarreta 1985–1998 126 0
6 David Silva 2006–2018 125 35
7 Xabi Alonso 2003–2014 114 16
8 Sergio Busquets 2009– 112 2
9 Cesc Fàbregas 2006– 110 15
Fernando Torres 2003– 110 38

Top goalscorers

David Villa is the top scorer in the history of Spain with 59 goals

Below is a list of the top ten goalscorers for Spain, as of 23 March 2019.[46][47]

# Player Period Goals Caps Average
1 David Villa (list) 2005– 59 98 0.60
2 Raúl (list) 1996–2006 44 102 0.43
3 Fernando Torres (list) 2003– 38 110 0.35
4 David Silva 2006–2018 35 125 0.28
5 Fernando Hierro 1989–2002 29 89 0.33
6 Fernando Morientes 1998–2007 27 47 0.57
7 Emilio Butragueño 1984–1992 26 69 0.38
8 Alfredo Di Stefano 1957–1961 23 31 0.74
9 Julio Salinas 1986–1996 22 56 0.39
10 Míchel 1985–1992 21 66 0.32

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.[48]

Further information: 2017–18 in Spanish football and 2018–19 in Spanish football

2018

3 June Friendly Spain  1–1   Switzerland Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
21:00
(21:00 UTC+2)		 Odriozola 29' Report Rodríguez 62' Attendance: 18,350
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
9 June Friendly Tunisia  0–1  Spain Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar
21:45
(20:45 UTC+2)		 Report Aspas 84' Attendance: 33,116
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
15 June 2018 FIFA World Cup GS Portugal  3–3  Spain Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
20:00
(21:00 UTC+3)
Report
Attendance: 43,866
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
20 June 2018 FIFA World Cup GS Iran  0–1  Spain Kazan Arena, Kazan
20:00
(21:00 UTC+3)		 Report Costa 54' Attendance: 42,718
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
25 June 2018 FIFA World Cup GS Spain  2–2  Morocco Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
20:00
(20:00 UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 33,973
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
1 July 2018 FIFA World Cup R16 Spain  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Russia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
16:00
(17:00 UTC+3)
Report
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Penalties
8 September 2018–19 UEFA Nations League England  1–2  Spain Wembley Stadium, London
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 81,392
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
11 September 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Spain  6–0  Croatia Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Report Attendance: 26,904
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
11 October Friendly Wales  1–4  Spain Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 50,232
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
15 October 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Spain  2–3  England Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 50,355
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
15 November 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Croatia  3–2  Spain Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
18 November Friendly Spain  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas
20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)
Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Portugal)

2019

23 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Spain  2–1  Norway Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 (UTC+1)
Report
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
26 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Malta  v  Spain National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
7 June 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Faroe Islands  v  Spain Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
10 June 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Spain  v  Sweden Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
5 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Romania  v  Spain
8 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Spain  v  Faroe Islands El Molinón, Gijón
12 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Norway  v  Spain Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
15 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Sweden  v  Spain Friends Arena, Solna
15 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Spain  v  Malta Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz
18 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification Spain  v  Romania Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid

Competitive record

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Spain at the FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup finals record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 11 1
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 10 12 2 1 1 0 7 3
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 6 3
Sweden 1958 4 2 1 1 12 8
Chile 1962 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 2 3 4 3 1 0 7 4
England 1966 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 2 0 1 5 2
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 10 6
West Germany 1974 5 2 2 1 8 5
Argentina 1978 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 4 1
Spain 1982 Round 2 12th 5 1 2 2 4 5 Qualified as host
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 11 4 6 4 0 2 9 8
Italy 1990 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 6 4 8 6 1 1 20 3
United States 1994 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 10 6 12 8 3 1 27 4
France 1998 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 8 4 10 8 2 0 26 6
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 0 10 5 8 6 2 0 21 4
Germany 2006 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 9 4 12 6 6 0 25 5
South Africa 2010 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 8 2 10 10 0 0 28 5
Brazil 2014 Group stage 23rd 3 1 0 2 4 7 8 6 2 0 14 3
Russia 2018 Round of 16 10th 4 1 3 0 7 6 10 9 1 0 36 3
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total 1 Title 15/23 63 30 15 18 99 72 117 81 25 11 276 74
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 UEFA did not participate
Saudi Arabia 1995 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 11 4 Squad
Brazil 2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 15 4 Squad
Russia 2017 Did not qualify
Total Runners-up 2/10 10 7 1 2 26 8

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Spain at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify [b] 2 2 0 0 7 2
Spain 1964 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 4 1 1 16 5
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 7 5
Belgium 1972 6 3 2 1 14 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 8 3 4 1 11 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 13 5
France 1984 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 4 5 8 6 1 1 24 8
West Germany 1988 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 14 6
Sweden 1992 Did not qualify 7 3 0 4 17 12
England 1996 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 3 0 4 3 10 8 2 0 25 4
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 0 2 7 7 8 7 0 1 42 5
Portugal 2004 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2 10 7 2 1 21 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 12 3 12 9 1 2 23 8
Poland Ukraine 2012 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 1 8 8 0 0 26 6
France 2016 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 5 4 10 9 0 1 23 3
European Union 2020 To be determined 1 1 0 0 2 1
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 3 Titles 10/15 40 19 11 10 55 36 116 82 16 18 285 87

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R
2018–19 A Group Stage 2nd 4 2 0 2 12 7 Same position
2020–21 A To be determined
Total 0 Titles 7th 4 2 0 2 12 7 -

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Belgium 1920 Silver medalists 2nd 5 4 0 1 9 5
France 1924 Round 1 17th 1 0 0 1 0 1
Netherlands 1928 Quarter-finals 6th 3 1 1 1 9 9
Germany 1936 Withdrew
United Kingdom 1948 Did not qualify
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
1968–1988 See Spain national amateur football team
Since 1992 See Spain national under-23 football team
Total 1 Silver Medal 3/9 9 5 1 3 18 15
  • Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Egypt 1951 Did not qualify
1955–1967 See Spain national amateur football team
Turkey 1971 Did not enter
Algeria 1975
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979
Morocco 1983
Syria 1987
Since 1991 See Spain national under-23 football team or Spain national under-20 football team
or Spain national under-18 football team

Source:[49]

Honours

This is a list of honours for the senior Spain national team
Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
World Cup 1 0 0 1
Olympic Games 1 2 0 3
European Championship 3 1 0 4
Confederations Cup 0 1 1 2
Total 5 4 1 10

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Spanish pronunciation:
    Selección española de fútbol [seleɣˈθjon esˈpaɲola de ˈfuðβol]
    La Roja [la ˈroxa]
    La Furia Roja [la ˈfuɾja ˈroxa]
  2. ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification quarter-final, so Spain were disqualified and the Soviet Union were awarded a walkover victory.

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  49. ^ "Mediterranean Cup and Mediterranean Games – Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

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