Spain national football team

The men's national association football team representing Spain in international competition. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and is known as La Roja.

Spain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Spain’s campaign to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, its first men’s World Cup title. The team’s defining triumph capped a run of major international titles.
Tiki-taka: A football style built around short passing, movement, and possession to control matches. The label became closely associated with Spain’s successful teams of the late 2000s and early 2010s.
Luis Aragonés: A Spanish football manager who coached the national team to victory at UEFA Euro 2008. He led the squad that began Spain’s unprecedented sequence of major titles.
Royal Spanish Football Federation: The governing body responsible for organizing and regulating football in Spain. The federation selects and administers the men’s national team.
Italy national football team: The men’s national association football team representing Italy in international competition. Italy defeated Spain in major knockout matches before Spain’s era of dominance.
Spain at UEFA Euro 2008: Spain’s victory at UEFA Euro 2008, ending a 44-year wait for a major men’s international trophy. The tournament marked the start of Spain’s era of sustained dominance.
Possession (association football): A team’s control of the ball during a football match, measured by time or touches. Spain’s approach used sustained possession as both an attacking method and defensive protection.
Vicente del Bosque: A Spanish football manager who guided the national team to the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 titles. He sustained the successful core assembled before his tenure.
Spain national football team debut: Spain’s first official men’s international football match, a 1–0 win over Denmark at the 1920 Olympics. The Olympic tournament in Antwerp launched Spain’s international team history.
Germany national football team: The men’s national association football team representing Germany in international competition. Germany provides a comparable European record of World Cup and continental success.

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