Spain national football team
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The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in men's international football competition since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of eight national teams to have been crowned world champions and has participated in a total of 16 out of 22 FIFA World Cups, winning the 2010 edition, and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has participated in a total of 12 out of 17 UEFA European Championships, and are the reigning European champions, having won a record fourth title in 2024. As a result, they are one of the most successful national teams in football history. After their victory in the 2023 UEFA Nations League they became the second national team, following France, to win three major titles (World Cup, European Championship and Nations League). Spain is also one of only two nations alongside Germany, to have won both the men's and women's World Cups, and only the second nation to hold the first position in both men and women's rankings simultaneously since September 2025, after Germany. Having won one World Cup, one Nations League, and three European Championship titles since 2008, Spain is the most successful European national team of the 21st century. The team's achievements from 2008 to 2012 have led many experts and commentators to consider this era's squads one of the best ever teams in football history. During this period, Spain became the first national team to win three consecutive major titles, including two back-to-back European Championships in 2008 and 2012, while becoming the first European team to win a World Cup held outside of Europe. Also in this period from 2008 to 2013, Spain won the FIFA Team of the Year, the second-most of any nations, behind only Brazil. One year before, from the start of 2007 to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, Spain achieved 35 consecutive undefeated matches, a feat which they shared with Brazil, and a record for the sport at the time.
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| Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
| None | 1920–1935 | |
| Deportes Cóndor | 1935–1966 | |
| Umbro | 1966 | |
| Deportes Cóndor | 1967–1981 | |
| Adidas | 1981–1983 | |
| Le Coq Sportif | 1984–1990 | |
| Adidas | 1991–present | Current until 2030 |
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Luis de la Fuente |
| Assistant coach | Juanjo González |
| Goalkeeping coach | Miguel Ángel España |
| Fitness coach | Carlos Cruz |
| Data analyst | Geri Peica |
| Video analyst | Pablo Peña |
| Psychologist | Joaquín Valdés |
| Doctor | Juan José García Cota |
| Physiotherapists | Lorenzo del Pozo Raúl Martínez Miguel Gutiérrez Juan Carlos Herranz Fernando Galán del Río |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | David Raya | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 30) | 11 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 13 | 1GK | Álex Remiro | (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 30) | 2 | 0 | Real Sociedad |
| 23 | 1GK | Unai Simón | (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 28) | 56 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 4 | 2DF | Dani Vivian | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 26) | 10 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 5 | 2DF | Marcos Llorente | (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 30) | 22 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 12 | 2DF | Pedro Porro | (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 26) | 15 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 14 | 2DF | Aymeric Laporte | (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 31) | 43 | 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 15 | 2DF | Pau Cubarsí | (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 18) | 10 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 22 | 2DF | Marc Cucurella | (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 27) | 22 | 1 | Chelsea |
| 2DF | Álex Grimaldo | (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 30) | 11 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| 2 | 3MF | Pablo Barrios | (2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 6 | 3MF | Mikel Merino | (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 29) | 41 | 10 | Arsenal |
| 8 | 3MF | Fabián Ruiz | (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 29) | 41 | 6 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 16 | 3MF | Álex Baena | (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 24) | 14 | 2 | Atlético Madrid |
| 17 | 3MF | Pablo Fornals | (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 29) | 7 | 1 | Real Betis |
| 18 | 3MF | Martín Zubimendi | (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26) | 24 | 3 | Arsenal |
| 20 | 3MF | Aleix García | (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 28) | 8 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 3 | 4FW | Samu Aghehowa | (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Porto |
| 7 | 4FW | Ferran Torres | (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 25) | 53 | 23 | Barcelona |
| 9 | 4FW | Borja Iglesias | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32) | 5 | 0 | Celta Vigo |
| 10 | 4FW | Dani Olmo | (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27) | 46 | 12 | Barcelona |
| 11 | 4FW | Yéremy Pino | (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 23) | 19 | 4 | Crystal Palace |
| 19 | 4FW | Fermín López | (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 21 | 4FW | Mikel Oyarzabal | (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 28) | 51 | 22 | Real Sociedad |
| 4FW | Jorge de Frutos | (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 28) | 1 | 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| DF | Dean Huijsen | (2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. Turkey, 18 November 2025 INJ |
| DF | Robin Le Normand | (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 29) | 27 | 1 | Atlético Madrid | v. Bulgaria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Dani Carvajal | (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33) | 52 | 1 | Real Madrid | v. Turkey, 7 September 2025 |
| DF | Óscar Mingueza | (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Celta Vigo | v. Portugal, 8 June 2025 |
| DF | Raúl Asencio | (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. Netherlands, 23 March 2025 |
| DF | Mario Gila | (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Lazio | v. Netherlands, 23 March 2025 |
| DF | Iñigo Martínez | (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 34) | 21 | 1 | Al-Nassr | v. Netherlands, 20 March 2025 INJ |
| MF | Pedri | (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 23) | 38 | 5 | Barcelona | v. Bulgaria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Rodri | (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 29) | 59 | 4 | Manchester City | v. Georgia, 11 October 2025 INJ |
| MF | Gavi | (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 21) | 28 | 5 | Barcelona | v. Bulgaria, 4 September 2025 INJ |
| MF | Isco | (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 33) | 39 | 12 | Betis | v. Portugal, 8 June 2025 |
| MF | Marc Casadó | (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Barcelona | v. Netherlands, 20 March 2025 INJ |
| FW | Lamine Yamal | (2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 (age 18) | 23 | 6 | Barcelona | v. Georgia, 15 November 2025 INJ |
| FW | Jesús Rodríguez | (2005-11-21) 21 November 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Como | v. Bulgaria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Álvaro Morata (Captain) | (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 33) | 87 | 37 | Como | v. Turkey, 7 September 2025 |
| FW | Nico Williams | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 23) | 30 | 6 | Athletic Bilbao | v. Turkey, 7 September 2025 |
| FW | Ayoze Pérez | (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 32) | 5 | 2 | Villarreal | v. Netherlands, 20 March 2025 INJ |
| FW | Bryan Zaragoza | (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 1 | Celta Vigo | v. Netherlands, 20 March 2025 INJ |
| INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue RET Player retired from the national team SUS Player is serving suspension | ||||||
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
| 1 | Sergio Ramos | 180 | 23 | 2005–2021 |
| 2 | Iker Casillas | 167 | 0 | 2000–2016 |
| 3 | Sergio Busquets | 141 | 2 | 2009–2022 |
| 4 | Xavi | 133 | 13 | 2000–2014 |
| 5 | Andrés Iniesta | 130 | 13 | 2006–2018 |
| 6 | Andoni Zubizarreta | 126 | 0 | 1985–1998 |
| 7 | David Silva | 125 | 35 | 2006–2018 |
| 8 | Xabi Alonso | 113 | 16 | 2003–2014 |
| 9 | Cesc Fàbregas | 110 | 15 | 2006–2016 |
| Fernando Torres | 110 | 38 | 2003–2014 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
| 1 | David Villa (list) | 59 | 98 | 0.6 | 2005–2017 |
| 2 | Raúl (list) | 44 | 102 | 0.43 | 1996–2006 |
| 3 | Fernando Torres (list) | 38 | 110 | 0.35 | 2003–2014 |
| 4 | Álvaro Morata | 37 | 87 | 0.43 | 2014–present |
| 5 | David Silva | 35 | 125 | 0.28 | 2006–2018 |
| 6 | Fernando Hierro | 29 | 89 | 0.33 | 1989–2002 |
| 7 | Fernando Morientes | 27 | 47 | 0.57 | 1998–2007 |
| 8 | Emilio Butragueño | 26 | 69 | 0.38 | 1984–1992 |
| 9 | Alfredo Di Stéfano (list) | 23 | 31 | 0.74 | 1957–1961 |
| Ferran Torres | 23 | 53 | 0.43 | 2020–present | |
| Sergio Ramos | 23 | 180 | 0.13 | 2005–2021 |
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | mw- Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1938 | Rejected by FIFA | Rejected by FIFA | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1954 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1966 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1982 | Second group stage | 12th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 1986 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| 1994 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2010 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2014 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2026 | Qualified | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2030 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||||||||
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 17/23 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 108 | 75 | — | 131 | 92 | 27 | 12 | 312 | 83 | |
| Spain's World Cup history | |
| First match | Spain 3–1 Brazil (27 May 1934; Genoa, Italy) |
| Biggest win | Spain 7–0 Costa Rica (23 November 2022; Doha, Qatar) |
| Biggest defeat | Brazil 6–1 Spain (13 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| Best result | Champions (2010) |
| Worst result | Group stage (1962, 1966, 1978, 1998, 2014) |
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1960 | Withdrew | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1964 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 1984 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |
| 1988 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2004 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4 Titles | 12/17 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 83 | 46 | — | 133 | 96 | 18 | 19 | 339 | 96 | |
| Spain's European Championship history | |
| First match | Spain 2–1 Hungary (Madrid, Spain; 17 June 1964) |
| Biggest win | Spain 5–0 Slovakia (Seville, Spain; 23 June 2021) |
| Biggest defeat | France 2–0 Spain (Paris, France; 27 June 1984) West Germany 2–0 Spain (Munich, West Germany; 17 June 1988) Italy 2–0 Spain (Saint-Denis, France; 27 June 2016) |
| Best result | Champions (1964, 2008, 2012, 2024) |
| Worst result | Group stage (1980, 1988, 2004) |
| UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League phase / Quarter-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | IR | Year | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | OR | |
| 2018–19 | A | 4 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | | 7th | 2019 | Did not qualify | 7th | |||||||
| 2020–21 | A | 4 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | | 4th | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 2nd | |
| 2022–23 | A | 2 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | | 3rd | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Squad | 1st | |
| 2024–25 | A | 4 | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | | 1st | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 2nd | |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 1st | Total | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3/4 | 1 Title | |||||
| Spain's Nations League history | |
| First match | England 1–2 Spain (London, England; 8 September 2018) |
| Biggest win | Spain 6–0 Croatia (Elche, Spain; 11 September 2018) Spain 6–0 Germany (Seville, Spain; 17 November 2020) |
| Biggest defeat | Spain 2–3 England (Seville, Spain; 15 October 2018) Croatia 3–2 Spain (Zagreb, Croatia; 15 November 2018) Ukraine 1–0 Spain (Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 2020) Spain 1–2 France (Milan, Italy; 10 October 2021) Spain 1–2 Switzerland (Zaragoza, Spain; 24 September 2022) |
| Best result | Champions (2022–23) |
| Worst result | 7th place (2018–19) |
| CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record | |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1992 | UEFA did not participate | |||||||||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 2/10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | — | |
| Spain's Confederations Cup history | |
| First match | Spain 5–0 New Zealand (Rustenburg, South Africa; 14 June 2009) |
| Biggest win | Spain 10–0 Tahiti (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 20 June 2013) |
| Biggest defeat | Brazil 3–0 Spain (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 June 2013) |
| Best result | Runners-up (2013) |
| Worst result | Third place (2009) |
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||||
| Year | Host city | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1900 | Paris | Only club teams participated | |||||||||
| 1904 | St. Louis | ||||||||||
| 1908 | London | No national representative | |||||||||
| 1912 | Stockholm | ||||||||||
| 1920 | Antwerp | Silver medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Squad | |
| 1924 | Paris | First round | 17th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Squad | |
| 1928 | Amsterdam | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Squad | |
| 1936 | Berlin | Withdrew | |||||||||
| 1948–1988 | See Spain national amateur football team | ||||||||||
| Since 1992 | See Spain national under-23 football team | ||||||||||
| Total | Silver medal | 3/4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | — | ||
| Competition | | | | Total |
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UEFA European Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
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