History and achievements
The Spain national football team are the reigning World champions as well as the champions of Europe. The team is on the top of the FIFA World Ranking. Nevertheless the team didn’t manage to struggle through the quarter-final on the world stage for a long period of time in spite of the team’s power and good performance. That’s why the team was informally called the most unlucky team. Experts attribute this misfortune to the fact that the players were from the strongest Spanish clubs. Mutual grievance and perennial rivalry between players and fans of Spanish football caused failures.
An interesting fact about Spanish team is that after the team grabbed victory in 2008 it became the leader in the FIFA World Ranking without being World ex-champion. This case is unique in the history of football. The team took part in the World Cup for the first time in Italy in 1934 when the squad managed to reach the quarter-final. Getting the fourth place in the World Cup and winning the title in Brazil in 1950 as well as in South Africa in 2010 are the team’s most significant achievements.
The team succeeded in European championships getting the gold medals in 1964 and 2008, in 1984 they managed to reach the final to be beaten by France.
Vicente del Bosque is the team’s head coach. Iker Casillas, who played the biggest number of games with the team, is the captain. David Villa is the team’s best goal-scorer with 56 goals.
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Country team
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carles Puyol | defender |
14 074 |
45 years | 80 kg | 178 cm | Spain |
2 | Víctor Valdés | goalkeeper |
13 097 |
42 years | 78 kg | 183 cm | Spain |
3 | Gerard Piqué | defender |
13 008 |
37 years | 85 kg | 192 cm | Spain |
4 | Andrés Iniesta | midfielder |
12 480 |
39 years | 65 kg | 170 cm | Spain |
5 | Xavi Hernández | midfielder |
11 612 |
44 years | 68 kg | 170 cm | Spain |
6 | Iker Casillas | goalkeeper |
8 707 |
42 years | 85 kg | 182 cm | Spain |
7 | José Pinto | goalkeeper |
8 633 |
48 years | 82 kg | 185 cm | Spain |
8 | Sergio Busquets | midfielder |
7 602 |
35 years | 77 kg | 189 cm | Spain |
9 | Sergio Ramos | defender |
6 554 |
37 years | 75 kg | 183 cm | Spain |
10 | Jordi Alba | defender |
4 743 |
35 years | 69 kg | 170 cm | Spain |
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