General |
Spain | |
Nickname(s) | La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) La Furia (The Fury) La Roja (The Red One) |
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Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Luis de la Fuente |
Captain | Álvaro Morata |
Most caps | Sergio Ramos (180) |
Top scorer | David Villa (59) |
Home Stadium | Various |
FIFA code | ESP |
FIFA ranking | 3 5 (18th July 2024) |
Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (July 2008 – June 2009, October 2009 – March 2010, July 2010 – July 2011, October 2011 – July 2014) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 25 (March 1998) |
Elo ranking | 8 4 (11 June 2023) |
Highest Elo ranking | 1 (Sept 1920 – May 1924, Sept – Dec 1925, June 2002, June 2008 – June 2009, July 2010 – June 2013, September 2013) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 20 (June 1969, June 1981, November 1991) |
First international | Spain 1–0 Denmark (Brussels, Belgium; 18 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 appearances | 16 (First in 1934) |
Best result | Winners, 2010 |
UEFA European Championship appearances | 11 (First in 1964) |
Best result | Winners, 1964, 2008, 2012 and 2024 |
The Spain national football team is the national association football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Luis de la Fuente.
Spain are one of eight national teams to have been crowned FIFA World Cup champions, having won the 2010 tournament in South Africa, defeating the Netherlands 1–0 to become the first European team to win the title outside Europe as well as having won back-to-back European titles in Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, defeating Germany and Italy in the respective finals.
History[]
- Main article: History of the Spain national football team
Competitive records[]
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
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 | 3 | ||||||||
1958 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
1962 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
1966 | Group stage | 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 | 5 | |||||||||
1978 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
1982 | Round 2 | 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 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | ||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2030 |
- *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.
UEFA European Championship[]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not qualify [a] | 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 | Quarter-finals | 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 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
Total | 4 Titles | 12/17 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 83 | 46 | 133 | 96 | 18 | 19 | 329 | 96 |
- aSpain 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.
UEFA Nations League[]
UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Round | RK | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R |
2018–19 | A | 4 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
2020–21 | A | 4 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |
2022–23 | A | 2 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
Total | 1 Title | 1st | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | - |
Results and fixtures[]
2023[]
Euro 2024 Q 8 September | Georgia | 1–7 | Spain | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Chakvetadze 49' | Report | Morata 22', 40', 66' Kvirkvelia 28' (o.g.) Olmo 38' Williams 68' Yamal 74' |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 51,694 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
Euro 2024 Q 12 September | Spain | 6–0 | Cyprus | Granada, Spain | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gavi 18' Merino 33' Joselu 70' Torres 73', 83' Baena 77' |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 17,311 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italia) |
Euro 2024 Q 12 October | Spain | 2–0 | Scotland | Seville, Spain | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Morata 73' Sancet 86' |
Report | Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 45,623 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Euro 2024 Q 15 October | Norway | 0–1 | Spain | Oslo, Norway | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Gavi 49' | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 25,885 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Euro 2024 Q 16 November | Cyprus | 1–3 | Spain | Limassol, Cyprus | |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pileas 75' | Report | Yamal 5' Oyarzabal 22' Joselu 28' |
Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 9,667 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
Euro 2024 Q 19 November | Spain | 3–1 | Georgia | Valladolid, Spain | |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Le Normand 4' Torres 55' Lochoshvili 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Kvaratskhelia 10' | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 24,146 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
2024[]
Friendly 22 March | Spain | 0–1 | Colombia | London, England | |
20:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) | Report | Muñoz 61' | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
Friendly 26 March | Spain | 3–3 | Brazil | Madrid, Spain | |
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rodri 12' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Olmo 36' |
Report | Rodrygo 40' Endrick 50' Paquetá 90+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
Friendly 5 June | Spain | 5–0 | Andorra | Badajoz, Spain | |
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pérez 24' Oyarzabal 53', 66', 73' F. Torres 81' |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Vivero Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
Friendly 8 June | Spain | 5–1 | Northern Ireland | Palma, Spain | |
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pedri 12', 29' Morata 18' Fabián 35' Oyarzabal 60' |
Report | Ballard 2' | Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Referee: Bastien Dechepy (France) |
Euro 2024 Group B 15 June | Spain | 3–0 | Croatia | Berlin, Germany | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Morata 29' Fabián 32' Carvajal 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 68,844 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
Euro 2024 Group B 20 June | Spain | 1–0 | Italy | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Calafiori 55' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 49,528 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Euro 2024 Group B 24 June | Albania | 0–1 | Spain | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | F. Torres 13' | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 46,586 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
Euro 2024 Round of 16 30 June | Spain | 4–1 | Georgia | Cologne, Germany | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Rodri 39' Fabián 51' Williams 75' Olmo 83' |
Report | Le Normand 18' (o.g.) | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 42,233 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
Euro 2024 Quarter-finals 5 July | Spain | 2–1 | Germany | Stuttgart, Germany | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Olmo 51' Merino 119' |
Report | Wirtz 89' | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Euro 2024 Semi-finals 9 July | Spain | 2–1 | France | Munich, Germany | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Yamal 21' Olmo 25' |
Report | Kolo Muani 9' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 62,042 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Euro 2024 Final 14 July | Spain | 2–1 | England | Berlin, Germany | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Williams 47' Oyarzabal 86' |
Report | Palmer 73' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 65,600 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League 5 September | Serbia | v | Spain | Belgrade, Serbia | |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Red Star Stadium |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League 8 September | Switzerland | v | Spain | Bern, Switzerland | |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League 12 October | Spain | v | Denmark | Murcia, Spain | |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League 15 October | Spain | v | Serbia | Córdoba, Spain | |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League 15 November | Denmark | v | Spain | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League 18 November | Spain | v | Switzerland | Burgos, Spain | |
20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Plantío |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 26 players were named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
Caps and goals updated as of 9 July 2024, after the match against France.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | David Raya | 15 September 1995 | 6 | 0 | Arsenal | ||
13 | GK | Álex Remiro | 24 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | Real Sociedad | ||
23 | GK | Unai Simón | 11 June 1997 | 45 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2 | DF | Dani Carvajal (4th captain) | 11 January 1992 | 48 | 1 | Real Madrid | ||
3 | DF | Robin Le Normand | 11 November 1996 | 16 | 1 | Real Sociedad | ||
4 | DF | Nacho | 18 January 1990 | 28 | 1 | Al Qadsiah | ||
5 | DF | Daniel Vivian | 5 July 1999 | 4 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
12 | DF | Álex Grimaldo | 20 September 1995 | 6 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
14 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 27 May 1994 | 34 | 1 | Al Nassr | ||
22 | DF | Jesús Navas (vice-captain) | 21 November 1985 | 56 | 5 | Sevilla | ||
24 | DF | Marc Cucurella | 22 July 1998 | 9 | 0 | Chelsea | ||
6 | MF | Mikel Merino | 22 June 1996 | 27 | 2 | Real Sociedad | ||
8 | MF | Fabián Ruiz | 3 April 1996 | 28 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
10 | MF | Dani Olmo | 7 May 1998 | 38 | 11 | RB Leipzig | ||
15 | MF | Álex Baena | 20 July 2001 | 5 | 1 | Villarreal | ||
16 | MF | Rodri (3rd captain) | 22 June 1996 | 55 | 4 | Manchester City | ||
18 | MF | Martín Zubimendi | 2 February 1999 | 9 | 0 | Real Sociedad | ||
20 | MF | Pedri | 25 November 2002 | 24 | 2 | Barcelona | ||
25 | MF | Fermín López | 11 May 2003 | 2 | 0 | Barcelona | ||
7 | FW | Álvaro Morata (captain) | 23 October 1992 | 79 | 36 | Atlético Madrid | ||
9 | FW | Joselu | 27 March 1990 | 13 | 5 | Al Gharafa | ||
11 | FW | Ferran Torres | 29 February 2000 | 46 | 20 | Barcelona | ||
17 | FW | Nico Williams | 12 July 2002 | 19 | 3 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
19 | FW | Lamine Yamal | 13 July 2007 | 13 | 3 | Barcelona | ||
21 | FW | Mikel Oyarzabal | 21 April 1997 | 36 | 11 | Real Sociedad | ||
26 | FW | Ayoze Pérez | 29 July 1993 | 2 | 1 | Real Betis |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
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 RET Player retired from the national team SUS Player is serving suspension
Current coaching staff[]Alumni[]Former players[]
Managers[]
Honours[]Senior team[]
External links[]
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