Spain at the FIFA World Cup

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This is a record of Spain's results at the FIFA World Cup.

Spain is one of only eight countries ever to have won the FIFA World Cup, which it did at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa, the first time the team had reached the final. The team is one of the most present at the World Cup finals, with 14 appearances out of the 20 tournaments. Spain reached fourth-place in 1950, and has reached the quarter-finals four times. The Spanish team has also won three UEFA European Football Championships, in 1964, 2008 and 2012 and the Olympic football tournament in 1992.

Records

Host nation(s) / Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Entehu
Italy 1934 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 3
France 1938 Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 1 2 10 12
Switzerland 1954 Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 3
England 1966 Group Stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 5
Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2
Spain 1982 2nd Group Stage 12th 5 1 2 2 4 5
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 8th 5 3 1 1 11 4
Italy 1990 Round of 16 14th 4 2 1 1 6 4
United States 1994 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 2 1 10 6
France 1998 Group Stage 17th 3 1 1 1 8 4
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 0 10 5
Germany 2006 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 9 4
South Africa 2010 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 8 2
Brazil 2014 Group Stage 23rd 3 1 0 2 4 7
Total 14/20 1 Title 59 29 12 18 92 66
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
Year Manager Captain Winning Goal Scorer
2010 Vicente del Bosque Iker Casillas Andrés Iniesta

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