Spain national football team all-time record explained

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

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

See main article: Spain at the FIFA World Cup. Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position
1930	Did not enter								Did not enter
1934	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	4	3	2	2	0	0	11	1
1938	Did not enter								Did not enter
1950	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	12	2	1	1	0	7	3
1954	Did not qualify	3	1	1	1	6	4
1958	4	2	1	1	12	8
1962	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	2	3	4	3	1	0	7	4
1966		10th	3	1	0	2	4	5	3	2	0	1	5	2
1970	Did not qualify	6	2	2	2	10	6
1974	5	2	2	1	8	6
1978	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2	4	3	0	1	4	1
1982	Second group stage	12th	5	1	2	2	4	5	Qualified as hosts
1986	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	11	4	6	4	0	2	9	8
1990	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	6	4	8	6	1	1	20	3
1994	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2	1	10	6	12	8	3	1	27	4
1998	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	8	4	10	8	2	0	26	6
2002	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2	0	10	5	8	6	2	0	21	4
2006	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	9	4	12	6	6	0	25	5
2010	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	8	2	10	10	0	0	28	5
2014	Group stage	23rd	3	1	0	2	4	7	8	6	2	0	14	3
2018	Round of 16	10th	4	1	3	0	7	6	10	9	1	0	36	3
2022		13th	4	1	2	1	9	3	8	6	1	1	15	3
2026	To be determined								To be determined
2030	Qualified as co-hosts								Qualified as co-hosts
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total	1 Title	16/22	63	30	15	18	99	72	125	87	26	12	291	81

Spain's World Cup record
First match	3–1 (27 May 1934; Genoa, Italy)
Biggest win	6–1 (24 June 1998; Lens, France)
Biggest defeat	6–1 (13 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Best result	Champions in 2010
Worst result	Group stage in 1962, 1966, 1978, 1998, 2014

UEFA European Championship

See main article: Spain at the UEFA European Championship.

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position
1960	Did not qualify								2	2	0	0	7	2
1964	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	4	2	6	4	1	1	16	5
1968	Did not qualify	8	3	2	3	7	5
1972	6	3	2	1	14	3
1976	8	3	4	1	11	9
1980	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4	6	4	1	1	13	5
1984	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	4	5	8	6	1	1	24	8
1988	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5	6	5	0	1	14	6
1992	Did not qualify								7	3	0	4	17	12
1996	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	3	0	4	3	10	8	2	0	25	4
2000		5th	4	2	0	2	7	7	8	7	0	1	42	5
2004	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2	10	7	2	1	21	5
2008	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	12	3	12	9	1	2	23	8
2012	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	12	1	8	8	0	0	26	6
2016	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	5	4	10	9	0	1	23	3
2020	Semi-finals	3rd	6	2	4	0	13	6	10	8	2	0	31	5
2024	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	15	4	8	7	0	1	25	5
2028	To be determined	To be determined
2032
Total	4 Titles	12/17	53	28	15	10	83	46	133	96	18	19	339	96

Spain's European Championship record
First match	2–1 (Madrid, Spain; 17 June 1964)
Biggest win	5–0 (Seville, Spain; 23 June 2021)
Biggest defeat	2–0 (Paris, France; 27 June 1984) 2–0 (Munich, West Germany; 17 June 1988) 2–0 (Saint-Denis, France; 27 June 2016)
Best result	Champions in 1964, 2008, 2012, 2024
Worst result	Group stage in 1980, 1988, 2004

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
League phase												Finals
Season												Year								Squad
2018–19	A	4	2th	4	2	0	2	12	7			2019	did not qualify
2020–21	A	4	1st	6	3	2	1	13	3			2021	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	3	Squad
2022–23	A	2	1st	6	3	2	1	8	5			2023	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
Total				16	8	4	4	33	15	—		Total		4	2	1	1	5	4	—

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

Spain's Nations League record
First match	1–2 (London, England; 8 September 2018)
Biggest win	6–0 (Elche, Spain; 11 September 2018) 6–0 (Seville, Spain; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat	2–3 (Seville, Spain; 15 October 2018) 3–2 (Zagreb, Croatia; 15 November 2018) 1–0 (Kyiv, Ukraine; 13 October 2020) 1–2 (Milan, Italy; 10 October 2021) 1–2 (Zaragoza, Spain; 24 September 2022)
Best result	Champions in 2022–23
Worst result	Group stage in 2018–19

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	11	4
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	15	4
2017	Did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	2/10	10	7	1	2	26	8

Spain's Confederations Cup record
First match	5–0 (Rustenburg, South Africa; 14 June 2009)
Biggest win	10–0 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 20 June 2013)
Biggest defeat	3–0 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 June 2013)
Best result	Runners-up in 2013
Worst result	Third place in 2009

Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics Olympic Games record
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		Silver Medal	2nd	5	4	0	1	9	5
		Round 1	17th	1	0	0	1	0	1
1928		Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	1	1	9	9
1936		Withdrew
1948		Did not qualify
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968		Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	4	2
1972		Did not qualify
1976		Group stage	13th	2	0	0	2	1	3
1980		Group stage	10th	3	0	3	0	2	2
1984		Did not qualify
1988
1992		Gold Medal	1st	6	6	0	0	14	2
1996		Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	7
2000		Silver Medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6
2004		Did not qualify
2008
2012		Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	2
2016		Did not qualify
2020		Silver Medal	2nd	6	3	2	1	9	5
2024		Qualified
2028		To be determined
2032
Total		1–3–0	12/24	43	22	10	11	65	44

• 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
Year	Round	Position
1951	did not qualify
1955–1967	See Spain national amateur football team
1971	did not enter
1975
1979
1983
1987
Since 1991	See Spain national under-23 football team or Spain national under-20 football team or Spain national under-18 football team
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Source:^[1]

Head-to-head record

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	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Last match updated was against England on 15 July 2024. Goal difference used to determine placement if results totals of two opponents are identical.^[2]

Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	1920	2024	41	14	16	11	%	46	46	0
	1921	2022	40	17	17	6	%	77	45	+32
	1922	2024	37	17	7	13	%	66	40	+26
	1929	2024	28	11	4	13	%	34	46	–12
	1935	2024	27	9	9	9	%	34	32	+2
	1931	2013	26	15	7	4	%	54	18	+36
	1925	2022	25	17	6	2	%	51	21	+30
	1920	2016	23	12	6	5	%	46	22	+24
	1932	2012	22	10	7	5	%	26	19	+7
	1930	2016	19	9	3	7	%	21	18	+3
	1958	2024	19	12	5	2	%	43	12	+31
	1920	2021	18	8	6	4	%	27	18	+9
	1962	2019	18	7	6	5	%	28	19	+9
	1920	2008	17	12	3	2	%	34	15	+19
	1924	2009	16	9	3	4	%	43	22	+21
	1957	2023	15	7	4	4	%	25	22	+3
	1952	2018	14	6	2	6	%	19	18	+1
	1920	2020	13	5	2	6	%	18	19	–1
	1925	2002	13	5	5	3	%	21	18	+3
	1964	2018	12	6	5	1	%	19	9	+10
	1970	2021	12	8	3	1	%	21	11	+10
	1994	2024	12	6	3	3	%	30	12	+18
	1950	2014	11	8	2	1	%	25	10	+15
	1952	2016	11	6	4	1	%	17	5	+12
	1959	2021	11	8	2	1	%	28	9	+19
	1934	2024	10	2	3	5	%	11	17	–6
	1950	2013	10	5	5	0	%	16	8	+8
	1971	2023	10	9	0	1	%	44	6	+38
	1978	2023	10	7	2	1	%	16	4	+15
	1982	2022	10	7	2	1	%	15	6	+9
	1986	2024	9	9	0	0	%	32	3	+29
	1928	2010	8	5	3	0	%	16	4	+12
	1969	2013	8	5	2	1	%	16	5	+11
	1983	2019	8	8	0	0	%	37	3	+34
	2000	2018	8	6	2	0	%	18	7	+11
	2001	2017	8	8	0	0	%	39	0	+39
	2012	2024	8	7	0	1	%	23	5	+18
	1993	2021	7	6	1	0	%	18	2	+16
	1994	2017	7	7	0	0	%	20	4	+16
	1996	2021	19	9	2	8	%	31	21	+10
	2003	2020	7	5	1	1	%	14	4	+10
	1961	2018	6	3	2	1	%	11	7	+4
	1981	2015	6	6	0	0	%	15	0	+15
	1995	2009	6	6	0	0	%	16	1	+15
	1990	2016	6	4	2	0	%	15	5	+10
	1998	2017	6	5	1	0	%	13	3	+10
	1933	2002	5	4	1	0	%	23	2	+21
	1950	2011	5	4	0	1	%	10	3	+7
	1961	2022	4	2	2	0	%	6	4	+2
	1981	2012	4	4	0	0	%	13	2	+11
	1981	2024	4	1	2	1	%	4	4	0
	1992	2007	4	3	1	0	%	9	0	+9
	1996	2019	4	4	0	0	%	17	4	+13
	1998	2010	4	2	2	0	%	4	1	+3
	1999	2005	4	4	0	0	%	26	0	+26
	2002	2013	4	3	0	1	%	8	5	+3
	2011	2022	4	3	1	0	%	16	3	+13
	2012	2015	4	4	0	0	%	10	1	+9
	1960	2008	3	3	0	0	%	7	3	+4
†	1980	1988	3	0	2	1	%	0	1	–1
	2006	2012	3	3	0	0	%	9	2	+7
	1982	2010	2	1	1	0	%	3	1	+2
	1994	2014	2	2	0	0	%	5	1	+4
	1994	2005	2	2	0	0	%	4	1	+3
	1998	2013	2	1	0	1	%	5	3	+2
	2000	2002	2	2	0	0	%	5	2	+3
	2001	2022	2	1	0	1	%	2	2	0
	2003	2013	2	2	0	0	%	6	0	+6
	2004	2024	2	2	0	0	%	9	0	+9
	2005	2012	2	2	0	0	%	4	0	+4
	2006	2018	2	2	0	0	%	4	1	+3
	2008	2009	2	2	0	0	%	6	0	+6
	2021	2021	2	2	0	0	%	5	1	+4
	1986	1986	1	1	0	0	%	3	0	+3
	2006	2006	1	1	0	0	%	3	2	+1
	2006	2006	1	1	0	0	%	2	0	+2
	2009	2009	1	1	0	0	%	6	0	+6
	2009	2009	1	1	0	0	%	1	0	+1
	2009	2009	1	1	0	0	%	5	0	+5
	2012	2012	1	1	0	0	%	5	1	+4
	2012	2012	1	1	0	0	%	2	1	+1
	2013	2013	1	1	0	0	%	10	0	+10
	2013	2013	1	1	0	0	%	2	1	+1
	2013	2013	1	1	0	0	%	2	1	+1
	2014	2014	1	1	0	0	%	3	0	+3
	2014	2014	1	1	0	0	%	2	0	+2
	2018	2018	1	1	0	0	%	1	0	+1
	2022	2022	1	1	0	0	%	3	1	+2
TOTAL	1920	2024	762	451	173	138	%	1536	677	+859

Notes:

• (†) Defunct national teams

Combined predecessor and successor Records

Flag	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
	Nazi Germany †	1935	1942	3	1	1	1	%	4	4	0
	West Germany †	1952	1988	12	3	3	6	%	12	17	–5
	Germany	1994	2024	12	5	5	2	%	18	11	+7
TOTAL	27	9	9	9	%	34	32	+2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mediterranean Cup and Mediterranean Games – Overview . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 12 April 2013 . 6 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806140925/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/medgames.html . live .
2. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/span-intres.html Spain - List of Results National Team