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The first Spain national football team was constituted in 1920, with the main objective of finding a team that would represent Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Belgium in that same year. Spain made their debut at the tournament on 28 August 1920 against Denmark , silver medalists at the last two Olympic tournaments.
Spain Nickname(s) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) La Furia (The Fury) La Furia Española (The Spanish Fury) La Rojigualda (The Red and Yellow [One]) Association Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) Confederation UEFA (Europe) Most caps Sergio Ramos (180) Top scorer David Villa (59) FIFA ranking Highest 1 (July 2008 – June 2009, October 2009 – March 2010, July 2010 – July 2011 ...
Spain had the problem of isolation under General Franco's dictatorship. “Europe ends at the Pyrenees” was the saying in those days. Sweden, England, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France and Germany had all played more than 700 internationals matches by 2001.
Spain national results in chronological order, and head-to-head record against all countries – RSSSF; Spain national team matches from 1920 to 1999, with details – European Football; Todos los partidos (all the games) at Selección Española de Fútbol (official site)
Sergio Ramos has made the most appearances for Spain. This is a list of Spain men's international footballers – male football players who have played for the Spain national football team. All players with 20 or more official caps are listed here. This table is up to date as of 18 November 2024. [1] Bold denotes players still playing ...
Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. [1] Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many players (mostly unprofessional) and teams registered in all categories (1,063,090 players in 21,148 clubs). [2]
The Spain national football team has played in several matches dating back to 1913, which according to various sources are not counted as 'Tier A' international matches. In 2020, the sports newspaper Marca reported that there were 74 such matches, most of them either played during the Spanish Civil War era (late 1930s), charity fundraisers or pre-tournament warm-up matches against clubs or ...
Pages in category "Spain national football team" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.