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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]
Spain became the first team to reach the final as the reigning European champion since Germany did in 1976. Spain became the joint most successful team in European Championship history, alongside Germany with three titles each. Spain is the first national team to have won the FIFA World Cup and retain their continental championship. [citation ...
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 managed to win ...
It was released globally on Netflix on 1 November 2024, [5] a few days after Hermoso received the Sócrates Award for her work as an advocate of gender equality in football. [14] Spain called up its women's team for the first time following the documentary on 19 November 2024. Both Hermoso and Irene Paredes were dropped from the squad.
Spain has won three medals in football Olympic Games tournaments. They have won two silver medals at the Sydney 2000 and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, as well as two gold medals at the Barcelona 1992 and at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Women's football in Spain has seen a massive increase in popularity after being banned until the late 1970s. [10]
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
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)
Since the early twenty-first century, the peak association football authorities in soccer-labeling Australia and New Zealand have actively promoted the use of football to mirror international usage and, at least in the Australian case, to rebrand a sport that had been experiencing difficulties. [9] Both bodies dropped soccer from their names. [10]