Spain national football team all-time record

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

Contents

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Quarter-finals5th3111432200111
Flag of France.svg 1938 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 1950 Fourth place4th63121012211073
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 Did not qualify311164
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 4211128
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 Group stage13th310223431074
Flag of England.svg 1966 10th310245320152
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Did not qualify6222106
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 522186
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 Group stage10th311122430141
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Second group stage12th512245Qualified as hosts
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 Quarter-finals7th5311114640298
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Round of 1610th4211648611203
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Quarter-finals8th522110612831274
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Group stage17th31118410820266
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 Quarter-finals5th53201058620214
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 Round of 169th43019412660255
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 Champions 1st760182101000285
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 Group stage23rd3102478620143
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 Round of 1610th41307610910363
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 13th4121938611153
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030 Qualified as co-hostsQualified as co-hosts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034 To be determinedTo be determined
Total1 Title16/2263301518997212587261229181

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of France.svg 1960 Did not qualify220072
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1964 Champions 1st2200426411165
Flag of Italy.svg 1968 Did not qualify832375
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1972 6321143
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1976 8341119
Flag of Italy.svg 1980 Group stage7th3012246411135
Flag of France.svg 1984 Runners-up 2nd5131458611248
Flag of Germany.svg 1988 Group stage6th3102356501146
Flag of Sweden.svg 1992 Did not qualify73041712
Flag of England.svg 1996 Quarter-finals6th41304310820254
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 5th4202778701425
Flag of Portugal.svg 2004 Group stage10th31112210721215
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2008 Champions 1st651012312912238
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg 2012 Champions 1st64201218800266
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2016 Round of 1610th42025410901233
Flag of Europe.svg 2020 Semi-finals3rd624013610820315
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Champions 1st77001548701255
Flag of England.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2028 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2032
Total4 Titles12/1753281510834613396181933996

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
League phaseFinals
SeasonLGGrpPosPldWDLGFGAP/RYearPosPldWD*LGFGASquad
2018–19 A 4 2th4202127Steady3.svg Flag of Portugal.svg 2019 did not qualify
2020–21 A 4 1st6321133Steady3.svg Flag of Italy.svg 2021 2nd 210133 Squad
2022–23 A 2 1st632185Steady3.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2023 1st 211021 Squad
Total168443315Total421154

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1992 Did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1995
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1997
Flag of Mexico.svg 1999
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg 2001
Flag of France.svg 2003
Flag of Germany.svg 2005
Flag of South Africa.svg 2009 Third place3rd5401114
Flag of Brazil.svg 2013 Runners-up 2nd5311154
Flag of Russia.svg 2017 Did not qualify
TotalRunners-up2/1010712268

Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics Olympic Games record
YearHostRoundPos.Pld.WDLGFGA
1920 Silver Medal 2nd540195
1924 Round 117th100101
1928 Quarter-finals6th311199
1936 Withdrew
1948 Did not qualify
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968 Quarter-finals5th421142
1972 Did not qualify
1976 Group stage13th200213
1980 Group stage10th303022
1984 Did not qualify
1988
1992 Gold Medal 1st6600142
1996 Quarter-finals6th421157
2000 Silver Medal 2nd6411126
2004 Did not qualify
2008
2012 Group stage14th301202
2016 Did not qualify
2020 Silver Medal 2nd632195
2024 Gold Medal 1st6501168
2028 TBD
2032
Total2–3–012/24492710128152
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Since 1968, Spain has sent its under 23 national team.

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg 1951 did not qualify
19551967 See Spain national amateur football team
Flag of Turkey.svg 1971 did not enter
Flag of Algeria.svg 1975
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1979
Flag of Morocco.svg 1983
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg 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

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Last match updated was against Portugal on 8 June 2025. Goal difference used to determine placement if results totals of two opponents are identical. [2]
NationalityConfederationFromToPWDL Win % [a] GFGAGD
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy UEFA192020244114161153.66%46460
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal UEFA19212025411718641.46%7947+32
Flag of France.svg  France UEFA19222025381871347.37%7144+27
Flag of England.svg  England UEFA19292024281141346.43%3446–12
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [b] UEFA193520242799950%3432+2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland UEFA1925202427196270.37%5824+34
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland UEFA1931201326157471.15%5418+36
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [c] UEFA1932202424118562.5%2919+10
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium UEFA1920201623126565.22%4622+24
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia [d] UEFA193020161993755.26%2118+3
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland UEFA1958202419125276.32%4312+31
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UEFA1920202419143273.68%3716+21
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UEFA192020211886461.11%2718+9
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania UEFA196220191876555.56%2819+9
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria UEFA192420091693465.63%4322+21
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UEFA192020251554646.67%2324–1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UEFA195720231574464.29%2522+3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina CONMEBOL195220181462650%1918+1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary UEFA192520021355357.69%2118+3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [e] UEFA196420181465342.86%1915+14
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece UEFA197020211283179.17%2111+10
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia UEFA199420241263362.5%3012+18
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile CONMEBOL195020141182181.82%2510+15
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey UEFA195220161164172.73%175+12
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UEFA195920211182181.82%289+19
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CONMEBOL193420241023535%1117–6
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay CONMEBOL195020131055075%168+8
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus UEFA197120231090190%446+38
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UEFA197820231072170%164+15
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland UEFA198220221072180%156+9
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania UEFA198620249900100%323+29
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico CONCACAF19282010853081.25%164+12
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland UEFA19692013852175%165+11
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta UEFA198320198800100%373+34
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA20002018862087.5%187+11
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein UEFA200120178800100%390+39
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia UEFA20122024870187.5%235+18
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania UEFA19932021761092.86%182+16
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia UEFA199420177700100%204+16
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [d] UEFA193020211992852.63%3121+10
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UEFA20032020751178.57%144+10
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales UEFA19612018632166.67%117+4
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg UEFA198120156600100%150+15
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia UEFA199520096600100%161+15
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea AFC19902016642083.33%165+11
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel UEFA19982017651091.67%133+10
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria UEFA19332002541090%232+21
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CONCACAF19502011540180%103+7
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco CAF19612022422075%64+2
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela CONMEBOL198120124400100%132+11
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia CONMEBOL19812024412150%440
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia UEFA19922007431087.5%90+9
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands UEFA199620194400100%174+13
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay CONMEBOL19982010422075%41+3
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino UEFA199920054400100%260+26
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa CAF20022013430175%85+3
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica CONCACAF20112022431087.5%163+13
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus UEFA201220154400100%101+9
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru CONMEBOL196020083300100%73+4
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany UEFA19801988302133.33%01–1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia AFC200620123300100%92+7
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras CONCACAF19822010211075%31+2
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia CONMEBOL199420142200100%51+4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada CONCACAF199420052200100%41+3
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria CAF19982013210150%53+2
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia UEFA200020022200100%52+3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan AFC20012022210150%220
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador CONMEBOL200320132200100%60+6
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra UEFA200420242200100%90+9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AFC200520122200100%40+4
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia CAF200620182200100%41+3
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia UEFA200820092200100%60+6
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo UEFA202120212200100%51+4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria CAF198619861100100%30+3
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast CAF200620061100100%32+1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAF200620061100100%20+2
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan UEFA200920091100100%60+6
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq AFC200920091100100%10+1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand OFC200920091100100%50+5
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama CONCACAF201220121100100%51+4
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico CONCACAF201220121100100%21+1
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti OFC201320131100100%100+10
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea [f] CAF201320131100100%21+1
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti CONCACAF201320131100100%21+1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia AFC201420141100100%30+3
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador CONCACAF201420141100100%20+2
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran AFC201820181100100%10+1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan [g] AFC202220221100100%31+2
TOTAL1920202577145717613859.4% 1559689+870

Notes:

Combined predecessor and successor Records

FlagNationalityFromToPWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg
Nazi Germany19351942311150%440
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany195219881233637.5%1217–5
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 199420241255262.5%1811+7
TOTAL2799950%3432+2
FlagNationalityFromToPWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of Ireland.svg
Irish Free State19311931211075%61+5
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland 1946201324146470.83%4817+31
TOTAL26157471.15%5418+36
FlagNationalityFromToPWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia193019911241737.5%1115–4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic 19962016752085.71%103+7
TOTAL1993755.26%2118+3
FlagNationalityFromToPWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia193019911241737.5%1115–4
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia 19962021751178.57%206+14
TOTAL1992852.63%3121+10
FlagNationalityFromToPWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia193219901674556.25%1614+2
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg
FR Yugoslavia19962000321083.33%74+3
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Serbia and Montenegro20052005202050%110
Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia 20122024321083.33%50+5
TOTAL24118562.5%2919+10
FlagNationalityFromToPWDLWin %GFGAGD
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union19691986621341.67%59-4
Flag of the CIS.svg
CIS19921992101050%110
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia 19982018743078.57%135+8
TOTAL1465360.71%1915+4

Notes:

Opponents

31 May 2018 Historial Balance Seleccion Espanola 2020 ene.png
31 May 2018
#ConfederationsPlayed (rivals)Won (rivals)Drawn (rivals)Lost (rivals)Win %GFGAGDPeriod
UEFA orthographic projection Mapa UEFA.png UEFA 641 (60)360 (55)152 (42)119 (33)56.16%12595796801920–2025
CONMEBOL orthographic projection Mapa CONMEBOL.png CONMEBOL 63 (10)35 (10)16 (6)13 (4)55.56%11064461934–2024
CONCACAF orthographic projection Mapa CONCACAF.png CONCACAF 25 (9)19 (9)5 (3)1 (1)76%6015381928–2022
AFC orthographic projection Mapa AFC.png AFC 15 (7)14 (7)2 (1)0 (0)93.33%347271990–2016
550px-Africa (orthographic projection).png CAF 14 (7)11 (7)1 (1)2 (2)78.57%3015151961–2018
OFC orthographic projection Mapa OFC.png OFC 2 (2)2 (2)0 (0)0 (0)100%150152009–2013
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.

See also

Notes

  1. A draw counts as a ½ win
  2. Representing West Germany from 1949 to 1990
  3. Representing Yugoslavia from 1920 to 1992, FR Yugoslavia from 1993 to 2000, and Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006
  4. 1 2 Representing Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992
  5. Representing Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991, and SCIS from 1991 to 1992
  6. 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]
  7. 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]
  8. Appearances in FIFA World Cup
  9. The matches between Gibraltar and Spain are prohibited in qualification phases for political reasons
  10. The matches between Kazakhstan and Spain are restrictioned for excessive travel distance in UEFA qualification phases

References

  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
  3. 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.
  4. "La FIFA anula el Guinea-España" [FIFA annuls Guinea-Spain]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. "Juanfran Torres". Selección Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. "Jordan v.s Spain (soccerway)".