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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 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)
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.
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.
This is a timeline of Spanish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Spain ... soccer power house. 2010: July: Spain ...
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]
By JOHN DORN Carli Lloyd's three-goal explosion in the first half of the Women's World Cup Final on Sunday was one of the greatest sports accomplishments we've seen in recent history.
Royal Spanish Football Federation and United States Soccer Federation are founded. 1914 in football; The oldest surviving club trophy soccer competition in the Americas, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, is founded in the United States as National Challenge Cup and the Brooklyn Field Club (1898–1924) are crowned champions.