Spain at the

FIFA World Cup

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.

History

Spain is one of only 8 countries ever to have won the FIFA World Cup, which it did at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa.

This was the first time the team had reached the final.

Winning year

Other Winners

Germany

'14, '90, '74, '54

Italy

'06, '82, '38, '34

Brazil

'02, '94, '70, '62, '58

France

'98

Argentina

'86, '78

England

'66

Uraguay

'50

Winning Match

Played against the Netherlands

14 yellow cards awarded, 5 of which went to the Spanish side

0 - 0 at full time, the winning goal was scored by Andrés Iniesta, after an assist from Cesc Fàbregas

FIFA Fair Play Trophy

The Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament. The Spanish team was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Trophy in 2010 after collecting only 8 yellow cards in 7 matches

The winners of this award earn

The FIFA Fair Play Trophy
A diploma
A fair play medal for each player and official
$50,000 worth of equipment for youth development

Golden Glove

The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The award was introduced with the name Lev Yashin Award in 1994, in honour of the late Soviet goalkeeper

Iker Casillas captained Spain to their title in 2010 and won the Golden Glove award for best keeper at the same tournament.

Golden Boot

No Spanish player has ever won the Golden Boot, but Emilio Butragueño and Spain's record World Cup scorer David Villa have each won the Silver Boot after scoring 5 goals in '86 and '10 respectively.