In this article, you will get to know about Spain national football team Players, Coach, FIFA Rankings, Nickname, and History. The Spanish national football team has represented Spain in international men’s soccer competitions since 1920. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body of football in Spain.
Spain is one of the eight national teams to be crowned world champions, participating in 16 of the 22 FIFA World Cups, and has qualified continuously since 1978. European Championships Spain is currently competing against other top European teams in Division A of the UEFA Nations League. Their best result was in the 2020-21 season where they lost to France and reached the final.
Team Profile summary
| Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) |
| Nickname(s) | La Furia Roja, La Furia, La Roja |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| FIFA code | ESP |
| FIFA rank | 8 (26 November 2023) |
| Most Caps | Sergio Ramos (180) |
| Top Scorer | David Villa (59) |
| Home stadium | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
| Head coach | Luis Enrique |
Spain national football team History
Spain has been a member of FIFA since its inception in 1904, although the Spanish Football Federation was first established in 1909. The first Spanish football team was formed in 1920, with the primary goal of finding a team to represent Spain at the Summer Olympics. In the same year in Belgium. Spain made its tournament debut against Denmark on 28 August 1920, winning silver medals in the last two Olympic Games.
The Spaniards won the match 1-0 and eventually won the silver medal. Spain qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1934, defeating Brazil in their first match and losing again in the quarter-finals to hosts and finalists Italy. The Spanish Civil War and World War II prevented Spain from playing any competitive matches between the qualifiers of the 1934 World Cup and the 1950 edition. And then they reached the final. Fourth place. Until 2010, it was Spain’s highest result in the FIFA World Cup final, which they dubbed “Underchewing”.
However, two years later, they were eliminated from the group stage of the 2014 World Cup. At Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, the team reached the Round of 16. At UEFA Euro 2020 in 2021, Spain won, reaching the quarter-finals of a major tournament for the first time since 2012, before losing to the finalists. Italy fined The team ended the tournament with two wins and four draws (including two penalty shootouts).
Spain national football team Home Stadium
Spain does not have a designated national stadium. The capital Madrid (Bernabéu and Metropolitano), Seville (Pizjuán, La Cartuja and Villamarín), Valencia (Mestalla and Orriols) and Barcelona (Camp Nou and Montjuïc) are the four Spanish cities that have hosted more than 15 national team matches. Is. Home in addition to the country’s largest stadium.
Along with other friendly matches, qualifying matches against smaller opponents are played at provincial stadiums. The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign included matches between Reno de Leon in Lyon, Los Carmens in Granada, El Molinen in Gajan and Rico Perez in Alicante.
Spain national football team Kit
The Spanish cut is traditionally a red shirt with yellow trim, dark blue shorts, and black socks, while their current cut is predominantly white. The color of socks changed from black to blue like shorts during the 1990s, until the mid-2010s when they returned to their traditional black color matching the blue of the shorts or the red of the jersey. Spin Kits are manufactured by manufacturers such as Adidas (1981 to 1983), Lee Cook Sportive (1983 to 1991), and Adidas Again (since 1991). Instead of displaying the logo of the Spanish Football Federation, the Spanish jersey traditionally has a Spanish crest on the left chest. After winning the 2010 World Cup, the World Cup-winning badge was added to the right chest of the jersey, and a gold star over the top of Spain.
Who are Spain National Football team players?
The following Spain players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Have a look.
| No | Position | Player Name | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Arnau Tenas | 30-05-2001 (20) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 13 | GK | David Raya | 15-09-1995 (26) | 1 | 0 | Brentford |
| 23 | GK | Unai Simón | 11-06-1997 (24) | 21 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2 | DF | César Azpilicueta | 28-08-1989 (32) | 38 | 1 | Chelsea |
| 3 | DF | Eric García | 09-01-2001 (21) | 15 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 4 | DF | Pau Torres | 17-01-1997 (25) | 17 | 1 | Villarreal |
| 12 | DF | Hugo Guillamón | 31-01-2000 (22) | 2 | 1 | Valencia |
| 14 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 27-05-1994 (27) | 15 | 1 | Manchester City |
| 17 | DF | Marcos Alonso | 28-12-1990 (31) | 7 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 18 | DF | Jordi Alba | 21-03-1989 (33) | 82 | 8 | Barcelona |
| 20 | DF | Dani Carvajal | 11-01-1992 (30) | 27 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | MF | Carlos Soler | 02-01-1997 (25) | 6 | 2 | PSG |
| 6 | MF | Marcos Llorente | 30-01-1995 (27) | 13 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 8 | MF | Koke | 08-01-1992 (30) | 62 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 9 | MF | Gavi | 05-08-2004 (17) | 6 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 10 | MF | Pedri | 25-11-2002 (19) | 12 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 16 | MF | Rodri | 22-06-1996 (25) | 31 | 1 | Manchester City |
| 21 | MF | Dani Olmo | 07-05-1998 (23) | 20 | 4 | RB Leipzig |
| 7 | FW | Álvaro Morata | 23-10-1992 (29) | 52 | 25 | Juventus |
| 11 | FW | Ferran Torres | 29-02-2000 (22) | 24 | 13 | Barcelona |
| 19 | FW | Yeremi Pino | 20-10-2002 (19) | 4 | 1 | Villarreal |
| 22 | FW | Pablo Sarabia | 11-05-1992 (29) | 18 | 7 | Sporting CP |
Who are the Spain national football team captain and coach?
Sergio Busquets is the captain of Spain’s national football team and Luis Enrique is Spain’s national football team Coach.
Spain national football team captain
Sergio Busquets is the captain of Spain’s national football team. Have a look at the profile summary of Spain’s current captain.
Profile summary
- Name: Sergio Busquets
- Date of birth/Age: Jul 16, 1988 (33)
- Place of birth: Badia del Vallès
- Citizenship: Spain
- Height: 1,89 m
- Position: Defensive Midfield
- National player: Spain
- Caps/Goals: 133 / 2
Spain national football team Coach
Luis Enrique is Spain’s national football team Coach. Have a look at the profile summary of the team’s current coach.
Profile summary
- Name: Luis Enrique
- Date of birth/Age: May 8, 1970 (51)
- Place of birth: Gijón
- Citizenship: Spain
- Coaching Licence: UEFA Pro Licence
- Avg. the term as coach: 1.83 Years
- Preferred formation: 4-3-3 Attacking
Spain national football team world rankings
The Spanish men’s national soccer team finished the year 2023 in 8th place on the FIFA World Ranking, dropping one spot since December of the previous year.
Spain national football team trophies
Senior team
| Competition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Confederations Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| European Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Universiade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
This is a list of honors for the senior Spanish national team
FIFA World Cup
- Winners (1): 2010
- Fourth place (1): 1950
UEFA European Championship
- Winners (3): 1964, 2008, 2012
- Runner-up (1): 1984
- Semi-final (1): 2020
FIFA Confederations Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2013
- Third place (1): 2009
Summer Olympics
- Gold Medal (1): 1992
- Silver Medal (2): 1920, 2000
Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
