Spain Soccer Team

Spain is represented in International football by the Spanish national football team and it is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.  Most of the major Spain’s matches are held at the stadiums in Valencia and Madrid.  The Spanish side is commonly referred to as The Red Fury or La Furia Roja.  Spain are the current European champions after winning the UEFA European Championship in 2008.  In 1964 they managed to win the European Nations’ Cup and got into the UEFA Euro 1984 Final.  Spain has been able to play for the FIFA World Cup twelve times and reached fourth place in the 1950 tournament.

In July 2008, Spain got to the top of the FIFA World Ranking for the first time since they joined and became the sixth nation they are also the first who has not won a World Cup, while ranking first.  From November 2006 to June 2009, Spain never lost a match for a record tying 35 consecutive matches.  This is a record shared with Brazil and also a 15-game winning streak record.

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