Spain national football team all-time record

The following table show the Spain national football team's all-time international record.

Competition records edit

FIFA World Cup edit

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	did not enter									did not enter
1934	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	4	3		2	2	0	0	11	1
1938	did not enter									did not enter
1950	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	12		2	1	1	0	7	3
1954	did not qualify									3	1	1	1	6	4
1958	did not qualify									4	2	1	1	12	8
1962	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	2	3		4	3	1	0	7	4
1966	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	4	5		3	2	0	1	5	2
1970	did not qualify									6	2	2	2	10	6
1974	did not qualify									5	2	2	1	8	6
1978	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2		4	3	0	1	4	1
1982	Second Group stage	12th	5	1	2	2	4	5		Qualified as host
1986	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	11	4		6	4	0	2	9	8
1990	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	6	4		8	6	1	1	20	3
1994	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2	1	10	6		12	8	3	1	27	4
1998	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	8	4		10	8	2	0	26	6
2002	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2	0	10	5		8	6	2	0	21	4
2006	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	9	4		12	6	6	0	25	5
2010	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	8	2		10	10	0	0	28	5
2014	Group stage	23rd	3	1	0	2	4	7		8	6	2	0	14	3
2018	Round of 16	10th	4	1	3	0	7	6		10	9	1	0	36	3
2022	qualified									8	6	1	1	15	5
2026	to be determined									to be determined
2030
2034
Total	1 Title	16/22	63	30	15	18	99	72	125	87	26	12	291	81

Spain's World Cup record
First match	Spain 3–1 Brazil (27 May 1934; Genoa, Italy)
Biggest win	Spain 6–1 Bulgaria (24 June 1998; Lens, France)
Biggest defeat	Brazil 6–1 Spain (13 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Best result	Champions in 2010
Worst result	Group Stage in 1962, 1966, 1978, 1998, 2014

UEFA European Championship edit

UEFA European Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	did not qualify									2	2	0	0	7	2
1964	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	4	2		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		6	4	1	1	13	5
1984	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	4	5		8	6	1	1	24	8
1988	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5		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		10	8	2	0	25	4
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	0	2	7	7		8	7	0	1	42	5
2004	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2		10	7	2	1	21	5
2008	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	12	3		12	9	1	2	23	8
2012	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	12	1		8	8	0	0	26	6
2016	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	5	4		10	9	0	1	23	3
2020	Semi-finals	3rd	6	2	4	0	13	6		10	8	2	0	31	5
2024	to be determined									to be determined
2028
2032
Total	3 Title	11/17	46	21	15	10	68	42	125	89	18	18	314	91

Spain's European Championship record
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 in 1964, 2008, 2012
Worst result	Group stage in 1980, 1988, 2004

UEFA Nations League edit

UEFA Nations League record
League phase											Finals
Season	LG	GP	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Year	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2018–19	A	4	2th	4	2	0	2	12	7		2019	did not qualify
2020–21	A	4	1st	6	3	2	1	13	3		2021	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	3	Squad
2022–23	A	2	1st	6	3	2	1	8	5		2023	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
Total				16	8	4	4	33	15	—	Total		4	2	1	1	5	4	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Spain's Nations League record
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 in 2022–23
Worst result	Group stage in 2018–19

FIFA Confederations Cup edit

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	11	4
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	15	4
2017	did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	2/10	10	7	1	2	26	8

Spain's Confederations Cup record
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 in 2013
Worst result	Third place in 2009

Summer Olympics edit

Olympic Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	Pld.	W	D	L	GF	GA
1920	Antwerp	Silver Medalist	2nd	5	4	0	1	9	5
1924	Paris	Round 1	17th	1	0	0	1	0	1
1928	Amsterdam	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	1	1	9	9
1936	Berlin	Withdrew
1948	London	did not qualify
1952	Helsinki
1956	Melbourne
1960	Rome
1964	Tokyo
1968	Mexico City	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	4	2
1972	Munich	did not qualify
1976	Montreal	Group stage	13th	2	0	0	2	1	3
1980	Moscow	Group stage	10th	3	0	3	0	2	2
1984	Los Angeles	did not qualify
1988	Seoul	did not qualify
1992	Barcelona	Gold Medalists	1st	6	6	0	0	14	2
1996	Atlanta	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	7
2000	Sydney	Silver Medalist	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6
2004	Athens	did not qualify
2008	Beijing	did not qualify
2012	London	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	2
2016	Rio de Janeiro	did not qualify
2020	Tokyo	Silver Medalist	2nd	6	3	2	1	9	5
2024	Paris	to be determined
2028	Los Angeles
2032	Brisbane
Total		1-3-0	11/23	43	22	10	11	65	44

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Since 1968, Spain has sent its under 23 national team.

Mediterranean Games edit

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951	did not qualify
1955–1967	See Spain national amateur football team
1971	did not enter
1975
1979
1983
1987
Since 1991	See Spain national under-23 football team or Spain national under-20 football team or Spain national under-18 football team

Source:^[1]

Head-to-head record edit

**Key**
	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Last match updated was against Brazil on 26 March 2024. Goal difference used to determine placement if results totals of two opponents are identical.^[2]

Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %^[a]	GF	GA	GD
Italy	1920	2023	40	13	16	11	52.5%	45	46	–1
Portugal	1921	2022	40	17	17	6	63.75%	77	45	+32
France	1922	2021	36	16	7	13	52.7%	64	39	+25
England	1929	2018	27	10	4	13	44.44%	32	45	–13
Germany^[b]	1935	2022	26	8	9	9	48.08%	31	30	+1
Republic of Ireland	1931	2013	26	15	7	4	71.15%	54	18	+36
Switzerland	1925	2022	25	17	6	2	80%	51	21	+30
Belgium	1920	2016	23	12	6	5	65.22%	46	22	+24
Serbia^[c]	1932	2012	22	10	7	5	61.36%	26	19	+7
Czech Republic^[d]	1930	2016	19	9	3	7	55.26%	21	18	+3
Sweden	1920	2021	18	8	6	4	61.11%	27	18	+9
Northern Ireland	1958	2007	18	11	5	2	75%	38	11	+27
Romania	1962	2019	18	7	6	5	55.56%	28	19	+9
Denmark	1920	2008	17	12	3	2	79.41%	34	15	+19
Austria	1924	2009	16	9	3	4	65.63%	43	22	+21
Scotland	1957	2023	15	7	4	4	64.29%	25	22	+3
Argentina	1952	2018	14	6	2	6	50%	19	18	+1
Netherlands	1920	2020	13	5	2	6	46.15%	18	19	–1
Hungary	1925	2002	13	5	5	3	57.69%	21	18	+3
Russia^[e]	1964	2018	12	6	5	1	70.83%	19	9	+10
Greece	1970	2021	12	8	3	1	79.17%	21	11	+10
Chile	1950	2014	11	8	2	1	81.82%	25	10	+15
Turkey	1952	2016	11	6	4	1	72.73%	17	5	+12
Poland	1959	2021	11	8	2	1	81.82%	28	9	+19
Croatia	1994	2023	11	5	3	3	59.09%	27	12	+15
Brazil	1934	2024	10	2	3	5	35%	11	17	–6
Uruguay	1950	2013	10	5	5	0	75%	16	8	+8
Cyprus	1971	2023	10	9	0	1	90%	44	6	+38
Norway	1978	2023	10	7	2	1	70%	16	4	+15
Iceland	1982	2022	10	7	2	1	80%	15	6	+9
Mexico	1928	2010	8	5	3	0	81.25%	16	4	+12
Finland	1969	2013	8	5	2	1	75%	16	5	+11
Malta	1983	2019	8	8	0	0	100%	37	3	+34
Albania	1986	2022	8	8	0	0	100%	31	3	+28
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2000	2018	8	6	2	0	87.5%	18	7	+11
Liechtenstein	2001	2017	8	8	0	0	100%	39	0	+39
Lithuania	1993	2021	7	6	1	0	91.67%	18	2	+16
North Macedonia	1994	2017	7	7	0	0	100%	20	4	+16
Slovakia	1996	2021	7	5	1	1	78.57%	20	6	+14
Ukraine	2003	2020	7	5	1	1	78.57%	14	4	+10
Georgia	2012	2023	7	6	0	1	85.71%	19	4	+15
Wales	1961	2018	6	3	2	1	66.67%	11	7	+4
Luxembourg	1981	2015	6	6	0	0	100%	15	0	+15
Armenia	1995	2009	6	6	0	0	100%	16	1	+15
South Korea	1990	2016	6	4	2	0	83.33%	15	5	+10
Israel	1998	2017	6	5	1	0	91.67%	13	3	+10
Bulgaria	1933	2002	5	4	1	0	90%	23	2	+21
United States	1950	2011	5	4	0	1	80%	10	3	+7
Morocco	1961	2022	4	2	2	0	75%	6	4	+2
Venezuela	1981	2012	4	4	0	0	100%	13	2	+11
Colombia	1981	2024	4	1	2	1	50%	4	4	0
Latvia	1992	2007	4	3	1	0	87.5%	9	0	+9
Faroe Islands	1996	2019	4	4	0	0	100%	17	4	+13
Paraguay	1998	2010	4	2	2	0	75%	4	1	+3
San Marino	1999	2005	4	4	0	0	100%	26	0	+26
South Africa	2002	2013	4	3	0	1	75%	8	5	+3
Costa Rica	2011	2022	4	3	1	0	87.5%	16	3	+13
Belarus	2012	2015	4	4	0	0	100%	10	1	+9
Peru	1960	2008	3	3	0	0	100%	7	3	+4
East Germany†	1980	1988	3	0	2	1	33.33%	0	1	–1
Saudi Arabia	2006	2012	3	3	0	0	100%	9	2	+7
Honduras	1982	2010	2	1	1	0	75%	3	1	+2
Bolivia	1994	2014	2	2	0	0	100%	5	1	+4
Canada	1994	2005	2	2	0	0	100%	4	1	+3
Nigeria	1998	2013	2	1	0	1	50%	5	3	+2
Slovenia	2000	2002	2	2	0	0	100%	5	2	+3
Japan	2001	2022	2	1	0	1	50%	2	2	0
China	2005	2012	2	2	0	0	100%	4	0	+4
Ecuador	2003	2013	2	2	0	0	100%	6	0	+6
Tunisia	2006	2018	2	2	0	0	100%	4	1	+3
Estonia	2008	2009	2	2	0	0	100%	6	0	+6
Kosovo	2021	2021	2	2	0	0	100%	5	1	+4
Algeria	1986	1986	1	1	0	0	100%	3	0	+3
Andorra	2004	2004	1	1	0	0	100%	4	0	+4
Ivory Coast	2006	2006	1	1	0	0	100%	3	2	+1
Egypt	2006	2006	1	1	0	0	100%	2	0	+2
Azerbaijan	2009	2009	1	1	0	0	100%	6	0	+6
Iraq	2009	2009	1	1	0	0	100%	1	0	+1
New Zealand	2009	2009	1	1	0	0	100%	5	0	+5
Panama	2012	2012	1	1	0	0	100%	5	1	+4
Puerto Rico	2012	2012	1	1	0	0	100%	2	1	+1
Tahiti	2013	2013	1	1	0	0	100%	10	0	+10
Equatorial Guinea^[f]	2013	2013	1	1	0	0	100%	2	1	+1
Haiti	2013	2013	1	1	0	0	100%	2	1	+1
Australia	2014	2014	1	1	0	0	100%	3	0	+3
El Salvador	2014	2014	1	1	0	0	100%	2	0	+2
Iran	2018	2018	1	1	0	0	100%	1	0	+1
Jordan^[g]	2022	2022	1	1	0	0	100%	3	1	+2
TOTAL	1920	2024	749	438	173	138	58.54%	1502	669	+831

Notes:

(†) Defunct national teams

Combined predecessor and successor Records edit

Flag	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	Irish Free State †	1931	1931	2	1	1	0	75%	6	1	+5
	Republic of Ireland		2013	24	14	6	4	70.83%	48	17	+31
TOTAL				26	15	7	4	71.15%	54	18	+36

Flag	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	Yugoslavia †	1932	1990	16	7	4	5	56.25%	16	14	+2
	FR Yugoslavia †	1996	2000	3	2	1	0	83.33%	7	4	+3
	Serbia and Montenegro †	2005	2005	2	0	2	0	50%	1	1	0
	Serbia	2012	2012	1	1	0	0	100%	2	0	+2
TOTAL				22	10	7	5	61.36%	26	19	+7

Flag	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	Nazi Germany †	1935	1942	3	1	1	1	50%	4	4	0
	West Germany †	1952	1988	12	3	3	6	37.5%	12	17	–5
	Germany	1994	2022	11	4	5	2	59.09%	16	10	+6
TOTAL				26	8	9	9	48.08%	31	30	+1

Flag	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	Czechoslovakia †	1930	1991	12	4	1	7	37.5%	11	15	–4
	Czech Republic	1996	2016	7	5	2	0	85.71%	10	3	+7
TOTAL				19	9	3	7	55.26%	21	18	+3

Flag	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	Soviet Union †	1964	1986	4	2	1	1	62.5%	5	3	+2
	CIS †	1992	1992	1	0	1	0	50%	1	1	0
	Russia	1998	2018	7	4	3	0	78.57%	13	5	+8
TOTAL				12	6	5	1	70.83%	19	9	+10

Notes:

(†) Defunct national teams

Opponents edit

31 May 2018

Confederations	Played (rivals)	Won (rivals)	Drawn (rivals)	Lost (rivals)	Win %	GF	GA	GD	Period
UEFA	623 (59)	346 (55)	148 (42)	119 (33)	55.54%	1211	560	651	1920–2023
CONMEBOL	63 (10)	35 (10)	16 (6)	13 (4)	55.56%	110	64	46	1934–2024
CONCACAF	25 (9)	19 (9)	5 (3)	1 (1)	76%	60	15	38	1928–2022
AFC	15 (7)	14 (7)	2 (1)	0 (0)	93.33%	34	7	27	1990–2016
CAF	14 (7)	11 (7)	1 (1)	2 (2)	78.57%	30	15	15	1961–2018
OFC	2 (2)	2 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	100%	15	0	15	2009–2013

Opponents against those who have never played

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 only 454 matches.

Only national football teams from Europe and these teams from other Confederations which had played in at least one FIFA World Cup.

Confederation	Nation	Appearances^[h]
	Gibraltar ^[i]	0
	Kazakhstan ^[j]	0
	Moldova	0
	Montenegro	0
	Angola	1
	Cameroon	8
	DR Congo	1
	Ghana	4
	Senegal	3
	Togo	1
	Indonesia	1
	Kuwait	1
	Syria	0
	North Korea	2
	Qatar	1
	United Arab Emirates	1
	Cuba	1
	Jamaica	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	1

Notes edit

^ A draw counts as a ½ win
^ Representing West Germany from 1949 to 1990
^ Representing Yugoslavia from 1920 to 1992, FR Yugoslavia from 1993 to 2000, and Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006
^ Representing Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992
^ Representing Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991, and SCIS from 1991 to 1992
^ The game between Equatorial Guinea and Spain in November 2013^[3] was declared void by FIFA a month later due to a procedural error in confirming the use of a local referee.^[4] However, the RFEF includes the match and player statistics in its records, and these are usually counted in other sources (e.g. Juanfran Torres scored his only international goal in the fixture).^[5]
^ The match between Jordan and Spain on 17 November 2022 will not count as an official friendly. The reason for that is because the Spanish FA and FIFA have agreed to increase the number of substitutions each team can make so that Spain's players are fresh for the start of the World Cup.^[6]
^ Appearances in FIFA World Cup
^ The matches between Gibraltar and Spain are restrictioned for political reasons
^ The matches between Kazakhstan and Spain are restrictioned for excessive travel distance in UEFA qualification phases

References edit

^ "Mediterranean Cup and Mediterranean Games – Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
^ Spain - List of Results National Team, RSSSF
^ Estepa, Javier (17 November 2013). "De pasear la estrella a ver las estrellas" [From parading star to seeing stars]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "La FIFA anula el Guinea-España" [FIFA annuls Guinea-Spain]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Juanfran Torres". Selección Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Jordan v.s Spain (soccerway)".

[3] A draw counts as a ½ win

[4] Representing West Germany from 1949 to 1990

[5] Representing Yugoslavia from 1920 to 1992, FR Yugoslavia from 1993 to 2000, and Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006

[6] Representing Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992

[7] Representing Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991, and SCIS from 1991 to 1992

[11] The game between Equatorial Guinea and Spain in November 2013^[3] was declared void by FIFA a month later due to a procedural error in confirming the use of a local referee.^[4] However, the RFEF includes the match and player statistics in its records, and these are usually counted in other sources (e.g. Juanfran Torres scored his only international goal in the fixture).^[5]

[13] The match between Jordan and Spain on 17 November 2022 will not count as an official friendly. The reason for that is because the Spanish FA and FIFA have agreed to increase the number of substitutions each team can make so that Spain's players are fresh for the start of the World Cup.^[6]

[14] Appearances in FIFA World Cup

[15] The matches between Gibraltar and Spain are restrictioned for political reasons

[16] The matches between Kazakhstan and Spain are restrictioned for excessive travel distance in UEFA qualification phases

[1] "Mediterranean Cup and Mediterranean Games – Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

[2] Spain - List of Results National Team, RSSSF

[8] Estepa, Javier (17 November 2013). "De pasear la estrella a ver las estrellas" [From parading star to seeing stars]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[9] "La FIFA anula el Guinea-España" [FIFA annuls Guinea-Spain]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[10] "Juanfran Torres". Selección Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[12] "Jordan v.s Spain (soccerway)".

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