Spain national football team
Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de España) is the national football team of Spain. The current head coach is Luis Enrique. The team is often called La Roja ("The Red [One]"), La Furia Roja ("The Red Fury"), La Furia Española ("The Spanish Fury") or just La Furia ("The Fury").
| Nickname(s) | La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) | |||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Luis Enrique | |||||||||||||||
| Captain | Sergio Busquets | |||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Sergio Ramos (180) | |||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | David Villa (59) | |||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Various | |||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | ESP | |||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||
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| Highest | 1 (July 2008 – June 2009, October 2009 – March 2010, July 2010 – July 2011, October 2011 – July 2014) | |||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 25 (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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1934) | |||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2010) | |||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1964) | |||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1964, 2008, 2012) | |||||||||||||||
| Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) | |||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Team history
The Spanish team became a member of FIFA in 1904, even though the team was made in 1909. Spain had their first match on the 8th of August of 1920 against Denmark. Since the team's creation in 1909, they have been in 13 FIFA World Cups, and 9 UEFA European Football Championships.
Spain are three-time European champions, having won the UEFA Euro 2012, UEFA Euro 2008, and 1964 European Championship. From November 2006 through June 2009 Spain went undefeated for 35 matches, a record shared with Brazil. Spain are one of the eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup; they won their first at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa when they defeated the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time. Andrés Iniesta scored the winning goal in the 116th minute.
The team's achievements have led to many commentators and football experts naming them one of the best international sides in football history.
Most appearances
As of September 11th of 2022
| # | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Sergio Ramos | 2005-2021 | 180 | 23 |
| 2 | Casillas | 2000-2016 | 167 | 0 |
| 3 | Sergio Busquets | 2009- | 137 | 2 |
| 4 | Xavi | 2000-2014 | 133 | 12 |
| 5 | Andres Iniesta | 2006-2018 | 131 | 14 |
| 6 | Andoni Zubizarreta | 1985-1998 | 126 | 0 |
| 7 | David Silva | 2006-2018 | 125 | 35 |
| 8 | Xabi Alonso | 2003-2014 | 114 | 16 |
| 9= | Cesc Fabregas | 2006-2016 | 110 | 15 |
| 9= | Fernando Torres | 2003-2014 | 110 | 38 |
- If a player's name is in bold, that means that they are still playing international football.
Top scorers
- As of 27 June 2016
| # | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
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| 1 | David Villa | 2005–2014 | 59 | 97 | 0.61 |
| 2 | Raúl | 1996–2006 | 44 | 102 | 0.43 |
| 3 | Fernando Torres | 2003– | 38 | 110 | 0.35 |
| 4 | Fernando Hierro | 1989–2002 | 29 | 89 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Fernando Morientes | 1998–2007 | 27 | 47 | 0.57 |
| 6 | Emilio Butragueño | 1984–1992 | 26 | 69 | 0.38 |
| 7 | David Silva | 2006– | 24 | 103 | 0.23 |
| 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 |
Spain National Football Team Media
Spain national football team in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
Spain, UEFA Euro 2008 winners
Spain's players celebrate winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Spain, UEFA Euro 2012 winners
Sergio Ramos holds the record for the most appearances in the history of Spain with 180 caps
David Villa is the top scorer in the history of Spain with 59 goals
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References
- ↑ ""La Roja"". 17 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23, which Javier will play in 2016. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.