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Spain


Federation founded: 1913
FIFA member since: 1904

 
WORLD CUP HISTORY
1930 - Did not participate
1934 - Second round exit
1938 - Did not participate
1950 - 4th place
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Did not qualify
1962 - First round exit
1966 - First round exit
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - First round exit
1982 - Second phase exit
1986 - Quarterfinal exit
1990 - Second round exit
1994 - Quarterfinal exit
1998 - First round exit
2002 - Quarterfinal exit
2006 - Second round exit

 
STATISTICS
Played
49
Won
22
Drawn
12
Lost
15
Goals for
80
Goals against
57
Points
78
Spain are 7th on the all-time table.

 
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory:
6-1 vs Bulgaria in 1998.
Biggest defeat:
1-6 vs Brazil in 1950.
Overall topscorers:
Raul, Estanislao Basora, Emilio Butragueño, Fernando Morientes and Fernando Hierro, 5 goals.
Most appearances:
Andoni Zubizarreta, 16 matches.
Hosted the World Cup:
1982

 
GREATEST PLAYERS
Emilio Butragueño
Andoni Zubizarreta
Estanislao Basora
Fernando Hierro

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


  YEAR   RD   OPPONENTS                     RESULT

  1934   1R   Brazil                        W  3-1
         QF   Italy                   [aet] D  1-1
              Italy                [replay] L  0-1


  1950   1R   United States                 W  3-1
         1R   Chile                         W  2-0
         1R   England                       W  1-0
         FP   Uruguay                       D  2-2
         FP   Brazil                        L  1-6
         FP   Sweden                        L  1-3


  1962   1R   Czechoslovakia                L  0-1
         1R   Mexico                        W  1-0
         1R   Brazil                        L  1-2


  1966   1R   Argentina                     L  1-2
         1R   Switzerland                   W  2-1
         1R   West Germany                  L  1-2


  1978   1R   Austria                       L  1-2
         1R   Brazil                        D  0-0
         1R   Sweden                        W  1-0


  1982   1R   Honduras                      D  1-1
         1R   Yugoslavia                    W  2-1
         1R   Northern Ireland              L  0-1
         2Ph  West Germany                  L  1-2
         2Ph  England                       D  0-0


  1986   1R   Brazil                        L  0-1
         1R   Northern Ireland              W  2-1
         1R   Algeria                       W  3-0
         2R   Denmark                       W  5-1
         QF   Belgium              [4-5 ap] D  1-1


  1990   1R   Uruguay                       D  0-0
         1R   South Korea                   W  3-1
         1R   Belgium                       W  2-1
         2R   Yugoslavia              [aet] L  1-2


  1994   1R   South Korea                   D  2-2
         1R   Germany                       D  1-1
         1R   Bolivia                       W  3-1
         2R   Switzerland                   W  3-0
         QF   Italy                         L  1-2


  1998   1R   Nigeria                       L  2-3
         1R   Paraguay                      D  0-0
         1R   Bulgaria                      W  6-1


  2002   1R   Slovenia                      W  3-1
         1R   Paraguay                      W  3-1
         1R   South Africa                  W  3-2
         2R   Rep. of Ireland      [3-2 ap] D  1-1
         QF   South Korea          [3-5 ap] D  0-0


  2006   1R   Ukraine                       W  4-0
         1R   Tunisia                       W  3-1
         1R   Saudi Arabia                  W  1-0
         2R   France                        L  1-3


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