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Spain national football team - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Catholic, Chauvinistic, Citizen, Civic, Civil, Common, Communal, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolite, Ethnic, Family, Federal, Galactic, General |
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Shirt badge/Association crest
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| Nickname | La Selección
(The Selection)
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| Association | Royal Spanish
Football Federation
(Real Federación
Española de Fútbol)
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| Coach | Luis Aragonés (2004-)
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| Most caps | Andoni Zubizarreta (126)
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| Top scorer | Raúl (40)
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First International
Spain 2 - 0 Belgium
(Bilbao, Spain; 7 October, 1921)
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Largest win
Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria
(Madrid, Spain; 21 May, 1933)
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Worst defeat
Italy 7 - 1 Spain
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June, 1928)
England 7 - 1 Spain
(London, England; 9 December, 1931)
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| World Cup
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| Appearances
| 11 (First in 1934)
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| Best result | Fourth place, 1950
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| European Championship
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| Appearances
| 7 (First in 1964)
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| Best result | Winners, 1964
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The Spain national football team is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol). They won the second European Championship ever held in 1964.
Spain has greatly underachived in the World Cup, never advancing beyond the quarterfinals (they did make the final group stage in 1950), although often being touted as pre-tournament favorites. They did win the gold medal when they hosted 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria.
World Cup record
European Championship record
Famous players
See also: list of Spanish footballers.
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