Spain National Football Team

The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Roja, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol. They are the current European Champions, having won the 2008 UEFA European Championship. This is their 2nd time as European Champions. In July 2008, Spain rose to the #1 spot in the FIFA World Ranking for the first time in their history, becoming only the sixth nation (and the first who had never won the World Cup) to top these rankings. They have been undefeated for 31 matches in a row after they were defeated by Romania in a friendly match on November 15, 2006.



Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record
1930 - Did Not Enter
1934 - Quarter-final
1938 - Did Not Enter
1950 - Fourth Place
1954 - Did Not Qualify
1958 - Did Not Qualify
1962 - Round 1
1966 - Round 1
1970 - Did Not Qualify
1974 - Did Not Qualify
1978 - Round 1
1982 - Round 2
1986 - Quarter-final
1990 - Round of 16
1994 - Quarter-final
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Quarter-final
2006 - Round of 16
2010 - Qualified

UEFA European Championship record
1960 - Did not enter
1964 - Champions
1968 - Did not Qualify
1972 - Did not Qualify
1976 - Did not Qualify
1980 - Round 1
1984 - Runners-up
1988 - Round 1
1992 - Did not Qualify
1996 - Quarter-final
2000 - Quarter-final
2004 - Round 1
2008 - Champions
2012 - Qualifying in progress

Confederations Cup record
1992 - 2005 - Did not qualify
2009 - Third Place