The Spain national football team is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol). They won the second European Championship ever held in 1964.

Spain has greatly underachived in the World Cup, never advancing beyond the quarterfinals (they did make the final group stage in 1950), although often being touted as pre-tournament favorites. They did win the gold medal when they hosted 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Quarterfinals
• 1938 - Withdrew during qualifying due to civil war
• 1950 - Fourth place
• 1954 - Did not qualify
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 - Round 1
• 1966 - Round 1
• 1970 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Round 1
• 1982 - Round 2
• 1986 - Quarterfinals
• 1990 - Round 2
• 1994 - Quarterfinals
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2002 - Quarterfinals

European Championship record

• 1960 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1964 - Champions
• 1968 to 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Round 1
• 1984 - Runners-up
• 1988 - Round 1
• 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1996 - Quarterfinals
• 2000 - Quarterfinals
• 2004 - Round 1

Famous players

• Emilio Butragueño
• José Antonio Camacho
• Íker Casillas
• Alfredo Di Stefano (also played for Argentina)
• Joseba Etxeberría
• Fernando Hierro
• Luis Enrique
• Raúl
• Ferenc Puskas (also played for Hungary)

See also: list of Spanish footballers.

External links

• RSSSF archive of results 1920-