Spain national football team

Spain

Nickname

La SelecciÃ³n, La Furia

Association

Real FederaciÃ³n EspaÃ±ola de FÃºtbol

Coach

Luis AragonÃ©s (2004-)

Most caps

Andoni Zubizarreta (126)

Top scorer

RaÃºl (42)

First international
Spain 1 - 0 Denmark
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)

Largest win
Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria
(Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933)

Worst defeat
Italy 7 - 1 Spain
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)
England 7 - 1 Spain
(London, England; 9 December 1931)

World Cup

Appearances

12 (First in 1934)

Best result

Fourth place, 1950

European Championship

Appearances

7 (First in 1964)

Best result

Winners, 1964

The Spain national football team, commonly referred to as la selecciÃ³n, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real FederaciÃ³n EspaÃ±ola de FÃºtbol.

Spain has greatly underachieved in the World Cup, with their best finish being fourth place in 1950), although often being touted as pre-tournament favorites. Their current FIFA ranking is equal 4th. They did win the gold medal when they hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

Contents 1 History 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Forthcoming fixtures 5 Famous past players 6 2006 World Cup Squad 6.1 Projected Starting Line-Up and Formation 7 Player records 7.1 Most capped Spain players 7.2 Top Spain goalscorers 8 Spain managers 9 External links

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